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Ancient China for kids. This video is a lesson on Ancient China History for kids about the Yellow River Valley Civilization. Kids will learn the amazing legends of the yellow River valley civilization. The Yellow River Valley is the birthplace of an ancient Civilization in China. This video explores how the people of valley tamed the Yellow River ( Huang He ), created a culture that respected hard work and family ( filial piety ). The rulers of the Yellow River Valley had to treat the people well to maintain the mandate of heaven for their Dynasty. Many Chinese dynasties took place during this time including the Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty. They had rulers such as The Yellow Emperor, Yu the Great, Emperor Tang and Shi Huangdi. These rulers sought the Mandate of Heaven. The people of the Yellow River Valley Civilization built the Great Wall of China, learned and kept the secret of silk production ( sericulture and Leizu ), created great ways of living such as Taoism and Confucianism ( thanks to Confucius and Lao Tzu ), and they created a vast trade network across the entire world known as The Silk Road. The people of the Yellow River Valley also loved and respected their elders ( filial piety ). We are excited to share this fun animated history lesson for kids about Ancient China and the Yellow River Valley Civilization. Enjoy!

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Story of the World Volume 1
https://www.amazon.com/Story-World-History-Classical-Earliest/dp/1933339004/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EAP1QLW4782W&keywords=story+of+the+world+volume+1&qid=1675466510&sprefix=story+of+the+world+volume+1%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

Everything you need to know about World History in One Big fat Notebook
https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-World-History-Notebook-ebook/dp/B09Z7PYYNS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=world+history+in+one+big+fat+notebook&qid=1675466551&sprefix=world+hist%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1

Crash Course video on Ancient China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWORyToTo4&ab_channel=CrashCourse

World History Encyclopedia on Ancient China
https://www.worldhistory.org/china/

Great Wall of China Info
https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Wall_of_China/

Some great pictures of the Great Wall from National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-wall-china/

Info on Chinese Writing
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-writing

0:00 Starting a Civilization in Ancient Times was Hard
0:19 ancient people were capable of incredible things
0:32 Cradles of Civilization
0:48 The Yellow River Huang He
1:00 The Yellow Emperor
1:42 Chinas Sorrow The Yellow River
1:59 Yu the Great
2:55 Farming in ancient China
3:26 Sericulture (silk farming) and the story of Leizu
4:19 The Silk Road
4:38 Shang Dynasty
5:11 History of Chinese writing, ancient Chinese Pictographs and characters
5:32 Zhou Dynasty and warring states period
5:57 Qin Shi Huang ( Shi Huangdi ) and the Qin Dynasty
6:36 The Great Wall of China
7:12 Terracotta Warriors or the Terracotta Army
7:35 The Mandate of Heaven
8:11 Chinese families and Filial Piety
8:32 Confucius and Lao Tsu : Confucianism and Taoism
9:26 Conclusion and Thank You!


Music by Desmond
Voice over by Paige
Animation and Some Artwork by Steve
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