Ancient China Webquest
Chinese Writing
http://goodcharacters.com/chinese.symbol.for.love.html
Read about the Chinese character for Love and play the video.
Why are Chinese Symbols simplified?
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Create a Valentine with the “Love” Character.
http://china.mrdonn.org/cheatsheet.html
Using Mr. Donn’s Cheatsheet, follow the links to answer the following questions:
Xia (Hsia), Early Period 10,000-1500 BC
Why were the Lungshan people great?
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Shang and Chou (Zhou), Bronze Age 1500-600 BC
Why did the ancient Chinese worship their ancestors?
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What were oracle bones?
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Explain the three parts of the Mandate of Heaven.
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Late Chou, Ch'in (Qin), Han, Classical Age 600 BC-200 AD
Emporer Qin (The first emperor) was very powerful and brutal. Follow the Great Wall link and list five things Qin did.
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What did Qin do to people he disagreed with?
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What did Qin do to books that spoke of freedom and free will?
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Qin was very powerful, but he was not able to defeat death. From the movie you watched, how did Qin die?
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Follow the link for Confucianism. If Confucianism is not a religion, what is it?
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Read the following statement from Confucius:
“Do not do unto others, what you would not want others to do to you
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake”
How is this similar to the Christians “Golden Rule”?
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Read about the Silk Road. Why was it dangerous?
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What goods travelled the Silk Road?
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What else traveled the Silk Road?
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What were the Terracotta Warriors?
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A bunch of random dynasties, Age of Division 200-600 AD
Why was the age of division a good name for what times were like during this period?
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T'ang, Early Medieval Period, 600-900 AD
Explore the T’ang dynasty. What made the Golden Age so “golden” (great)?
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How did you get a good job?
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How is this different from the Indian caste system?
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Who could go to school in ancient China?
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Read about religion during the T’ang dynasty. Do you think you would get more days off school if we worshipped that way? Why?
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How was T’ang city life like city life of today?
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How is modern city life different?
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What did most people do for a job during the T’ang dynasty?
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html
How does the Yellow River (Huang He) get its name?
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Play the geography challenge
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/challenge/cha_set.html