Tibet

= Tibet=

__Subtopic Ideas__ __**Tibetan controll**__
 * Tibet was invaded by China in 1949-1950.
 * They used to be an independent soverign state before the Chinese took them over. Tibet has begged for independance many times.\
 * 2.5 million square kilometres, which includes U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo provinces.
 * Tibet's econemy is Agricultural and animal husbandry.
 * website- http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=19&rmenuid=9

Notes- Work in Progress Tibet was invaded by China in 1949-1950, before they were invaded, Tibet was an independant soverign state.
 * The Chinese communists wanted to "liberate the oppressed and exploited Tibetans and reunite them with the great motherland." And that night China invaded Tibet.
 * Sept 1965- The Tsang and the West became The Tibetan Autonomous Region of the PRC.
 * 30,000 Buddist monks living in Tibet today.

__Tibetan Economy- Griffin__

 * Little arable (open) land
 * The Tibetan economy constist of subsistance agriculture = only growing enough food that you need
 * The basic crops they grew were barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye and potatoes and also assorted fruits.
 * Another big contributer to the economy is hand made items such as Tibetan hats, jewerly(silver or gold) wooden items,clothing,quilts, fabrics and carpets
 * Tourism
 * Along with basic crops, livestock is also raised mainly on the Tibetan platae. Livestock such as sheep,cattle, goats, camels, yaks and horses.

GEOGRAPHY Bobby- I found some information on the geography of Tibet and some pros and cons about the plateau.
 * There is not much land to farm on because the climate is harsh on plants due to there high elevation.
 * The old name of the plateau was "land of the snow".
 * There are three different types of climate zones in tibet, in the east, north and south.
 * The eastern zone of Tibet is occupied by mostly forest, with a temperate climate zone.
 * The northern climate zone of Tibet of tibet is mostly grassland, where mostly nomadic tribes and yaks dwell
 * The northern geographical zone of Tibet occupies about half of the region.
 * The southern geography zone occupies all of Tibet's agricultural zones and is one forth of the of all of Tibet's land.

__ Tibet and China __
> * > > * http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3529905.ece > Has been in the Quing, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. > http://eng.tibet.cn/culture/ > >
 * for the past 1500 years the two countries have had an unstable relationship. They are both very similar in their costoms.
 * however, a difference that they share is their government.
 * it all started in 640 A.D.
 * the Tibetan King Songtsan Gampo married the Princess Wencheng, a niece of the Tang Emperor Taizong. He also married a Nepalese princess.
 * In 692, the Chinese retook their western lands from the Tibetans after defeating them at Kashgar
 * This made the Tibetan king mad and he soon became friends with the ememies of China, the Arabs and eastern Turks.
 * The Chinese became strong but Tibet still kept their power in much of Central Asia.
 * The Tibetans used their power and atacked the Chinsese empire Chang'an
 * Tibet and China signed a peace treaty in 821 or 822, which kept a border between the countries. The Tibetan Empire concetrated on keeping its land but later split into several kingdoms.
 * http://asianhistory.about.com/od/china/a/TibetandChina.htm  by andie-
 * Tibet was formally known as the Tibet autonomous Region.
 * http://en.tibet.cn/newfeature/xzt_congshu/xzt_congshu_lishi/index.htm
 * http://en.tibet.cn/newfeature/xzt_congshu/xzt_congshu_lishi/index.htm
 * -Andie

__ Final Copy:__
Intro: The "Land of the Snow" has been through a lot of hard times since it has been in existence. In this project our group will discuss the rivslry between Tibet and China, the overall geography of Tibet, and the state of the tibetan economy. These three aspects are what mainly are thought about by the people in the Tibetan society. THe main focus of this project is to tell how Tibe t has an influence on China.

__Tibentan Economy section- Griffin__
Tibetan economy consists on subsistance argurculture which is growing enough food that you need. There was very little arable land which made farming dificult. The arable land aloud only a few main crops, main crops grown are barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye, potatoes and assorted fruits and vegetables. Livestock are also raised, mainly in the Tibetan Plateau, among them are sheep, cattle, goals, camels, yaks and horses. The industry that bring most income to Tibet is hand made items and crafts. Those items that were made include Tibetan hats, elegant jewerly that was either silver or gold, wooden items that could even include furniture or household items, clothing, quilts, fabrics and carpets. Tourism was also another big revinue gainer to the economy that brought money.

This is a pictures of some farm land on The Tibetan Plateau.

http://kekexili.typepad.com/

__Tibet and China__ (how it all started) by- Andie Braun

China and Tibet are similar in a few ways, however, their governments are very different from eachother. Tibet was invaded by China. On October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was founded. Up until then, TIbet had been and independant county whose political administration had never been taken over by any other country before. Chinese communists wanted to "liberate the oppressed and explioted Tibetans and runite them with the great mother land." The night that quote was said, China invaded Tibet. Tibetans tried many times to regain their control over themselves but they have been denied all of them. This all started in 692 A.D. when China retook their western lands from Tibet, after defeating them at Kashgar. This made the Tibetan king very angry and soon Tibet had allied with China's rivals, the Abrabs and eastern Turks. The Chinese were strong but the Tibetan's power was growing, so they used their power and attacked the Chinese empire Chang'an. The two rival countries eventually signed a peace treaty in 821 A.D. which kept a border on the two countries. Tibet concentrated on keeping its land but soon separated into several different kingdoms. That is some of the history of Tibet, and how their rivalry all started.



http://asianhistory.about.com/od/china/a/TibetandChina.htm By- Andie

Geography of Tibet by Bobby Petrie Tibet is a plateau with a cool climate because of its high elevatin over the Chinese mainland. In the times of Confucious, the people called the plateau, "The Land of the Snow". Tibet can be spread in to three different geogrphical zones, south, north and the east. The eastern zone of tibet is occupied by mostly forest with minimal amounts of farm land. The eastern geographical zone of Tibet occupies one forth of the whole country, or plateau. THe northern geographical zone of Tibet is the largest of the geographical zones, occupying half of the plateau. This part of the region is the coldest and has a more raw climate than any other geography zone. THe result of this is that people have a much harder time farming here because it is harder to dig and make even rows for growing and the plants do not have enough warmth to grow with success. People may think it is a good place to farm because of its flat land and virtually zero elevation. The final geography zone in the Tibetan Plateau is the southern zone. The southern zone is where you would find the most agricultural working. this would be home to people grazing cattle, distributing crops and farming. Staying in the south, but moving to the west, you will hit part of the Himalayas. Tibet shares the part of the tallest mountain in the world with the country directly to the south, Nepal.

Messages
Make sure you write your paragraphs and add pictures........Griffin also bobby dont use your last name ^^! -andie Bobby do intro? All of the pictures you guys posted are the ones i was going to use. So i got nothin in terms of pictures. From Bobby. __Sources__ > http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/tibet/pro-economy.htm > http://www.uniquetreks.com/tibet/information_about_tibet/geography.php > Andie - F Period > Bobby P.- C period > Griffin- B Period