Sites (30)
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A Silk Roads Glossary
A Silk Road Encounters Resource.
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Admiral Zheng He
Learn about this famous Chinese explorer.
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All About the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.).
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Ancient China: The Middle Kingdom
Learn about the Yellow River Valley, The Shang - 1766-1050 BC and The Chou 1050-256 BC.
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Ancient Chinese Explorers
Learn about Chinese explorers who sailed to Africa.
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Ancient Chinese Stories
Collection of 10 stories from Ancient China.
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Ancient Chinese Technology
Learn about some important Chinese inventions.
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British Museum: Ancient China
Learn about crafts and artisans, tombs and ancestors.
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Buddhism
Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world, being exceeded in numbers only by Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.
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China The Beautiful
Images and information about Classical Chinese Art, Calligraphy, Poetry, History, Literature, Painting and Philosophy.
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China's Age of Invention
Learn about Chinese inventions that changed the world.
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Chinese History for Beginners
An introduction to Chinese history.
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Compass, China, 220 BCE
Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE).
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Confucianism
Confucius was born in 551 BCE. His writings deal primarily with individual morality and ethics, and the proper exercise of political power by the rulers.
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Dragons in Ancient China
Information about Dragons in Chinese architecture, paintings, and culture.
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Forbidden City: Virtual Tour
Information and images to guide you on your tour.
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History Link 101: Ancient China
History Link 101's Ancient China page connects you to the best of Art, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures, and Research on Ancient China.
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History of China
Easy to follow timelines.
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Inventors and Inventions from China
Profiles of various Chinese inventions.
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Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan started the Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty in China.
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Marco Polo
Find out about his adventures.
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Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport: Chinese History
Read about dynasties, philosophers, Marco Polo and much more.
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Mysterious Mummies of China
Preserved in peat bogs, find out how mummies across the ages came to be preserved.
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Scholastic: Confucianism
Confucianism is the philosophical system founded on the teaching of the Chinese sage Confucius.
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Taoism
Learn about this ancient philosophy.
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The Silk Road
Learn about the history of the Silk Road.
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Travelguide: Ancient China
Learn about the history of Ancient China.
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What Is Go?
Having developed in China between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago, Go contends with backgammon for the right to be called the oldest game still played in its original form.
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Women Who Changed The World: Ban Zhao
Ban Zhao devoted herself to literature.
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Women Who Changed The World: Cixi
Learn about this Chinese Empress.
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Lessons (12)
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A Unified China
Students summarize and evaluate the major changes Qin Huang Di instituted as emperor.
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Ancient China WebQuest
Your task is to learn some interesting facts about Ancient China and identify some important cultural events that the Chinese people take part in today.
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Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads
This activity asks students to reflect on similarities and differences among belief systems. Using excerpts of translated religious texts, students are asked to organize these quotations into broad th
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Bound Feet
Traditional Chinese values for over 1000 years dictated that the feet of young girls should be bound to keep them small.
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Chinese Kite
The purpose of this activity was for the students to learn how to make their own Chinese kite.
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Great Wall of China
Students will understand and recognize some of the events occurring in other parts of the world during the time of the early Chinese dynasties.
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Great Wall Quiz
You are about to build China's Great Wall, and learn about the great Chinese imperial dynasties.
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Inventions and Technology of the Ancient Chinese
A curriculum unit of three lessons for primary students.
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Lunar Calendar
Students will learn about the Chinese Lunar Calendar and the characteristics associated with each of the twelve cycles.
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Medieval China
Students learn about the Tang and Sung Dynasties.
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Mr Donn: China
Lesson plans and power point presentations about China.
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The Chinese Dragon: Chinese Cultural History
Unit of work on Chinese History.
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