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Project pages for Ancient China :

Describe the Geography of China: In your description be sure to include the following: Pacific Ocean, Himalayas, North China Plain, Tarim Basin, Yangtze River, Huang He River, Kunlun Mountains


 * = Ashley A ||= Romilinda ||= Janisa ||= Lynette  ||= Onitza ||
 * = Ashley G ||= Jeremy  ||= Michael  ||= Samantha  ||= Juan  ||
 * = Christopher ||= Jemsy ||= Ashford  ||= James  ||= Yewry  ||
 * = Kendrick ||= Julio  ||= Sabrina ||= Gabriel  ||= Keilyn  ||


 * Geography || History/Culture || Economics || Government ||
 * Ganzu Province || COnfucius || Crops of China: Wheat, Rice and soybeans || Great Wall of China ||
 * HImalayas || oracle bones || Silk road || Shang Dynasty ||
 * North China Plain || Heavely Mandate || Silk worms || Zhou Dynasty ||
 * Tarim Basin || Warring States ||  || Shihuangdi ||
 * Yangtze River || FIve Relationships ||  || Qin Dynasty ||
 * HUang He || Lautzu ||  || Han Dynasty ||
 * || Imperial Academy ||  || bureaucrats ||
 * || Great Wall of China ||  ||   ||

__** Project assignments **__:

Describe where this province, what are its resources and climate? Why was the Great Wall built in this province? || Romilinda || Great wall of China || 4 words for human built defense against invasions from the North Describe the Great Wall of China Describe why it was built Describe how it was built || Why did China think it was the center of the Earth? || Describe the Silk road in Ancinet China? Why was it so important? What was carried on the road? Does the Silk road exist today? || Name the source and the mouth of the River. Describe where it flows. How did the Zhou dynasty overcome the people of the valley? Why has it been so important to the people of China? What is it like today? || Describe how the Shang dynasty grew up on the plains surrounding the river What crops grew in the river valley? || Describe how bronze replaced Stone for tools during the Shang dynasty What kinds of tools and weapons were first created during the Shang dynasty? || How do we know Shang is the earliest dynasty of China? Why was the Shang dynasty also an empire? When and where in China did the Shang dynasty begin? How did the Shang dynasty end? || What were the bones made from?, Who made them? What were their purpose? What do the bones say? Give examples. || When did the Zhou come into power? How did they overcome the Shang? How did the Zhou organize communities? What were the pros and cons of cultivating central pieces of lands for the warrior lords? Create a timeline of the Zhou dynasty How did the Zhou dynasty come to an end? || Describe the Heavenly mandate Do you think ancestors give permission to rule? Why would people agree or submit to this idea? || How did this period of time come about? Is there any where in the world today where similar things are happening? || Briefly describe Confucius’ early life and the time of Chinese history he lived in Briefly describe Confucius’ philosophy. DO people still follow Confucius teaching today? || Who developed the idea of the Five Relationships? Briefly describe each of the relationships || When did Lau Tzu live? Briefly describe what China was like when Lau Tzu lived. What were the teachings of Lau Tzu? What is Tao? Do people still follow the teachings of Lau Tzo today? || Briefly describe the teachings of Taoism Who developed these teachings? Do people still following Taoism today? || Gabriel || Shihuangdi || unified the divided warring states in 221 B.C. Briefly describe Shihuangdi’s background How did he gain control of China? Describe some of the ways he was able to keep his power? Describe some of the achievements of his empire. Was he a great ruler? Why or Why not? How did his people feel about him? How did his dynasty end? || How did this name become associated with the land of China? || How did this dynasty begin? Who began the dynasty? || What do you think was the most important use for iron? Why? ||
 * assignments || Topic || Focusing Questions ||
 * || Ganzu || Province in the north of China where you find the Great Wall of China
 * Samantha
 * || Zhonghua || means Middle Country or center of the earth
 * || Pacific Ocean || 2 words for China's Southern border ||
 * || Himalayas || China's western border ||
 * || North China Plain || 3 words for grassy lowland in Northern China which might allow invasions ||
 * || basins || bowl shaped plateaus ||
 * || Tarim basin || 2 words for landform in Northern China containing one of Asia's driest deserts ||
 * || species || different varieties of plants and animals ||
 * || Rome || far western city China traded within the second century B.C. ||
 * Janisa and Lynette || Silk road || 2 words for route thousands of miles long where different merchants traded
 * || horses || silk was traded for these animals with the nomads North of China ||
 * || rice wheat soybeans || 3 names of crops grown in China's wet and fertile river valleys ||
 * Onitza and Ashley G || Yangtze River || 2 words for river which flows west to east in central China
 * Onitza and Ashley G || Yangtze River || 2 words for river which flows west to east in central China
 * || Huang he || 2 names for Yellow river and China's second largest River
 * || Kunlun mountains || 2 words for China's yellow River begins here and picks up silt as it flows ||
 * Jeremy and Michael || bronze || China had much Copper to mix with tin to make this product
 * Jemsy || Shang Dynasty || China's earliest dynasty
 * || Confucius || great Chinese Philosopher who lived in 6th century ||
 * || Oracle bone || 2 words for earliest writing of the Shang dynasty
 * Ashford and Julio || Zhou || warlike people from the West who swallowed up the Shang dynasty
 * || Heavenly mandate || 2 words for permission given to the Zhou to rule China
 * James and Yewry || Warring states || 2 words for period of fighting over supreme rule of China lasting for 200 years
 * Christopher || Confucius || came up with philosophy to treat others as you would like to be treated.
 * || philosophy || a personal outlook or view ||
 * || Five relationships || 2 words for principle stressing polite and respectful behavior
 * || Five relationships || 2 words for principle stressing polite and respectful behavior
 * Sabrina and Keilyn || Lau tzu || 2 words for philosopher who believed harmony comes from nature
 * || Taoism || study of nature to learn not to seek after useless things
 * Ashley A
 * || qin || China is named after this dynasty
 * || Civil war || 2 words for fierce fighting within a single nation ||
 * Juan and Kendrick || Han dynasty || dynasty which replace the Qin dynasty and reversed policies against Confucian philosophy
 * || Imperial academy || 2 words for school created in 124 B.C. to teach about Confucius ||
 * || bureaucrats || government with large set of rules, roles and levels of power ||
 * || Iron || When was iron first used in China?