China

Confucianism Part 1

Essential Questions to Guide the China Unit

How did geography affect Chinese history?
What defines a civilization? What are the essential characteristics?
Why do civilizations rise and fall? (think about spiral). Where are we?
What makes an ruler or civilization great?
Why study ancient China? What connections can we make to today?
What are sources of information on Ancient China? What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?

Games, Quizzes, and Stories

Can you Beat the Dragon?

China Puzzle Game

Quia flash cards

Story of Pan Gu

Geography Resources

How did China's climate and topography affect the development and spread of Chinese civilization?

How does the distribution of China's population relate to its topography and climate?

http://www.worldatlas.com/ - gives major geographical landforms

Mapmaker Interactive - National Geographic

Worldmapper

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/maps.htm#1a

China Maps

Earth Album

Chinese Dynasties

Timeline

Chinese History for Beginners

http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/toc.html

China 10k

Chinese Inventions

Paper:
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/paper.htm

http://www.history-of-china.com/han-dynasty/invention-of-paper.html#

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/focus/inventions.htm

Seismograph:
http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/History159bye617.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcVFuIccf5c

Magnetic Compasss:
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/compass.htm

http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/compass2.html

http://education2.uvic.ca/Faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/CHINA-COMPASS.HTML

Wind Zithers
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_chinaway/2003-09/24/content_32159.htm

http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/kite.htm

Innovations on the Farm

http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-05/25/content_69096.htm