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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this lesson, students use photos that relate to a social studies concept (i.e., country of study, historical person, natural disaster, geographical landmark, religion, or governmental strife) as a springboard to write a first-person...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Ming Dynasty (1368 1644)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) arose following a series of natural disasters that hit China during the early and middle 1300s, adding to the misery of a people under the harsh rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). In 1368 rebel...