3. THE CHINESE CIVILISATION
* The Hwang HO river valley that the ancient Chinese
civilisation grew and developed.
* The begining of the civilisation was in the old stone age.
* The ancient forming tribes regulated farming activities
almost deering the sae time.
* Only very climated evvidence has been obtained about the
early ages of the ancient chinese culture.
* The chinese built their houses on the shape of a circle
4. Features of Chinese Civilisation
* The upper portion was conical in shape .
* The flooring inside was of a mixture of wet mud and straw.
* The remains of ovens, semi-circular in shape have been
recorded from here .
* Rooms for storing grains and keeping goods keilns for baking
clay vessels etc. proliferation of agricultural implement and
increased cattle wealth indicate the progress in agriculture.
* Grey coloured clay pots were used widely at this time. The use
of black and red pottery was also seen at a smaller scale
during this age, among the pots were plates , cups , pitchers
etc.
5. Contributions of Chinese Civilisation
* The constructions of palace complexes becomes
widespread during the period between 1900 and 1600
BC if it was a bronze age in china too.
* During this age,moulds for making vessels and kins
for baking clay vessels came into use wine cups made
of bronze ,small axes plates and three legged vessels
with a flat bottom have been obtained in plenty.
6. The Script of Chinese Civilization
* Writing developed in china during this period.
* The pictorial script of the Chinese was different from the
uniform script of Mesopotamia or the hieroglyphics of Egypt.
* In this script the pattern was that one sign stood for one
word. The script was written from the top to the bottom.
* If was at this cities developed in china. Inequalities in society,
different handicrafts, long distance trade, art of writing ,
palace complexes – all these point to the emergence of a
strong government.
7. The Script of Chinese Civilization
* Writing developed in china during this period.
* The pictorial script of the Chinese was different from the
uniform script of Mesopotamia or the hieroglyphics of Egypt.
* In this script the pattern was that one sign stood for one
word. The script was written from the top to the bottom.
* If was at this cities developed in china. Inequalities in society,
different handicrafts, long distance trade, art of writing ,
palace complexes – all these point to the emergence of a
strong government.