History{历史}.ppt

Five Major Stages of Chinese Social Development The Primitive Society The Slavery Society, The Feudal Society The Semi-colonial and Semi-feudal Society The Socialist Society Pre-historic Time Early History Imperial Era Modern Period Prehistory Period  From Paleolithic to Neolithic Ages The Wushan Man in the three gorges area 2-million years ago The Yuanmou Man 1.7 million years ago The Lantian Man 0.5-0.6 million years ago “Peking Man” Chinese Ape Man Zhoukoudian 0.4 -0. 5 million years ago Maba, Changyang, Liujiang, in the Yellow River region: South of the Yangtze River: Neolithic Ages Unearthed material: specimens of painted pottery (Yangshao Culture); specimens of black pottery (Longshan Culture) Pre- and Early History of China Several Legendary Characters Pan Gu split the world into heaven and earth. Nu Wa used soil to create human beings and saved the earth from being drowned by the leaking Heaven. Cang Jie（仓颉） invented Chinese characters. Shen Nong（神农）invented agriculture. Sui Ren（燧人）found out how to produce fire. You Cao Shi （有巢氏）invented houses and shelters. Legendary Emperors in Prehistory China The Three Clan-rulers Tianhuang (the heavenly Emperor) Dihuang (the earthly Emperor) Renhuang (the human Emperor) The Five Emperors Huangdi Zhuanxu (grand son of Huangdi) Diku (great grandson of Huangdi) Yao Shun Fuxishi: Founder of law and order. Suirenshi: Fire Producer, or Chinese Prometheus [pr?miθju:s] Nvwashi: First heroine in history, Fuxi’s wife who mends the sky Shennongshi: God of farming, and medicine Yao （尧）, the first sage king who chose a talented young man Shun （舜）instead of his own son as new emperor，an action revered as “demise”（禅让）for centuries to come. Yu the Great （大禹），a hero in taming the flood, the founder of Xia Dynasty ，and the terminator of demise syste