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British Museum: Imperial China

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual and textual resources about imperial China, including chronology, primary sources, and maps.
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Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
The British Museum explores Ancient China by looking at different arts and crafts, geography, ancient tombs, and ancient writings. Students will be able to learn about these different topics and take challenges to see what they learned....
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The British Museum: Ancient China: Tombs and Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
An engaging site that features ancient China's beliefs of afterlife. Students can explore an ancient tomb and learn about its important artifacts. There is also an ancient Chinese story and a game about the tomb.
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The British Museum: Ancient China: Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Timelines of Chinese history are chronicled from 3500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. It includes Chinese stories and an activity for learning and creating the Shang calendar.
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China Vista: Ancient Chinese Fables

For Students 9th - 10th
Fables have enriched the Chinese language and the morals of these tales have found their way into the Chinese language. Six popular ancient Chinese fables are found here in Chinese and English.
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CNN

Cnn: Visions of China

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN offers great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.
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The British Museum: Ancient China: Crafts and Artisans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students and teachers learn about the craftsmen and artisans of ancient China. It includes Chinese stories and learning activities.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Ancient Civilizations: China Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple choice quiz over ancient China, and then check your answers for review after answering the questions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Song China

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school or college level world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the prosperity that occurred during the Song Dynasty.
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Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Creating a Bronze Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful photographs and animations explain how the Chinese of the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ca. 1600 B.C. to 256 B.C.) cast bronze. Excellent site for studying how the Chinese made bronze, one of the important technologies of ancient...
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires

For Students 9th - 10th
NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: China

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed look at the country of China. Find information ranging from the ancient dynasties to present day.
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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University: Glossary for Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides terms and definitions of ancient Chinese mythological figures, archeological terms, and historical terms.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terracotta Warriors From Mausoleum of First Qin Emperor of China

For Students 9th - 10th
The underground terracotta army found in the burial complex of Qin Shihuang reveals much about an ancient way of life. We gain a window of insight to the First Emperor's worldview and enduring influence.
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The British Museum: China: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the geography of China and its landforms with an interactive map and game for students to play. Find out more about the importance of the Yellow River in an ancient Chinese myth.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harris Castelo unfolds the history of the 5,000-mile Silk Road, a network of multiple routes that...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Development of Confucianism in Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive learning activity on Confucianism in Ancient China. Students survey the work of Confucius as they examine ideas of other philosphers throughout the ages for comparison and analysis. Includes activity for individual and...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about Ancient China. Learn about history of Ancient China and have fun at the same time.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive crossword puzzle about Ancient China.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
We will refer to Ancient China as the time between the Neolithic period (ca. 6,000-ca. 1750 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), This is the formative stage of Chinese civilization. During this time, what we now call China...
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China the Beautiful: Dragons in Ancient China

For Students 3rd - 8th
Links to dragons in Chinese architecture, paintings, and culture.
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Silicon Valley Art Museum: China's Han Dynasty Artifacts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...
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Ancient Mysteries: Gobi Desert Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details information about the mysteries of the Gobi Desert, an area actually comprised more of mountains than desert. This site has a map of the Gobi area, photos of the Gobi, as well as links to information about ancient...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 6th - 7th
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the impact of geography on the development of civilization in Ancient Egypt.

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