Ancient China Achievements

Ancient China had many geographical features such as Chang River and The Himalayas. It also established dynasties that ruled China until 1912.The Chinese government ruled under a Feudal state and the economy focused on iron working, farming, and silk making. Ancient Chinese society was a hierarchy with nobles at the top and peasants at the bottom. Their religious beliefs included Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Some of their achievements included a new complex writing system, silk making, and the first books. Ancient China had many important surrounding geographical locations. These locations included two mountains, which were the Himalayas and the Tian Shan Mountains. It was also near the Gobi Desert and the Pacific Ocean. Ancient China was located between the Chang River and the Huang River, which was also known as the Yellow River. The Huang River got its nickname from the fine windblown yellow soil known as loess. There were two generations of dynasties, the Aging Dynasty and the New Dynasty. The Aging Dynasty began to fail for many reasons. These reasons included the government was neglecting its duties, allowing defensive walls to decay, and losing control of provinces. It also failed because there were problems such as floods, invasions, and earthquakes. Then the New Dynasty claimed the Mandate of

In learning to make silk, they had figured out how to make a simple silk cloth following that they had made brilliant colored dyes. Once they had figured out how to make simple cloth they had soon moved onto making more complex goods such as robes. Another achievement was the start if a new writing system which is call calligraphy. The creation of the first book they had bound thin strips of wood or bamboo together and then carefully drew characters on the flat surface with a brush and ink. Among the work it then became the lovely Book of