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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Following the Great Wall of China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learn some history of the great Chinese imperial dynasties and help build the Great Wall of China with the interactive map that is part of this lesson plan. Teachers will find guiding questions, learning objectives, and lesson plan...
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Travel China Guide: Sui Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief synopsis of the history of the Sui Dynasty. This examination covers the dynasty from its beginning to end.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Black Death Spread Along the Silk Road

For Students 9th - 10th
The Silk Road was a vital trading route connecting East and West -- but it also became a conduit for one of history's deadliest pandemics. The Silk Road, a network of land and sea trade routes that connected China and the Far East with...
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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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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Korean War Facts 1950 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history of the Korean War. Discover how the events unfolded in North and South Korea as the United Nations, with assistance from the United States, came to the aid of South Korea and China, with assistance from the Soviet...
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Other

Ap World History 101: Ming Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
AP World History 101: Ming Dynasty
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A&E Television

History.com: 10 World Engineering Marvels

For Students 9th - 10th
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Richard Nixon as President

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.
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A&E Television

History.com: What Caused the Korean War and Why Did the Us Get Involved?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Chinese Daily Life

For Students 1st - 7th
History for Kids presents an overview of daily life in ancient China. Students get a sense of where people lived, what they ate, and what they did for a living.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Chinese Science

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for Kids overview on the science and innovations of ancient China. Students learn about the significant impact China made on the world with contributions in the fields of astronomy, chemistry, physics, meteorology and seismology.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Ancient Chinese Architecture

For Students 1st - 7th
Reference material gives us an overview of the architecture of ancient China, including the Great Wall, Forbidden City and religious temples.
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US National Archives

Herbert Hoover Library: The Eagle and the Dragon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of China: their beliefs, arts, philosophies, medicine, and political evolution.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: East Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
The complex and powerful states, dynasties, and civilizations that emerged in East Asia were strongly influenced by the environments in which they prospered. This article discusses the geographic features of China, Korea, and Japan.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Asia for Educators: Timeline of Chinese Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
This printable timeline details the ancient inventions that dramatically changed Chinese society and the world. Topics include early books, printing techniques, tea, silk, gunpowder, playing cards and paper.
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Marxists Internet Archive

Marxists.org: Trotskyism in China

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll to "From Communist League to Revolutionary Communist Party," for an interesting perspective from the losing side in the Chinese Civil War of 1948.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Republican China (1915 1928)

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of China during the time just before and just after World War I.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Republican China: Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Maryland is an excerpt about the Chinese Civil War from a larger site on Chinese history.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Medals of Honor Earned During the China Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of U.S. soldiers who won medals during the U.S. intervention in the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China News: Scholars Take Stock of the Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...
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BBC

Bbc: The Cold War: Korean War: China's Intervention

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicles the events beginning at General MacArthur's replacement by General Ridgway at the onset of China entering the Korean War. Highlights the Chinese air offense over the skies of South and North Korea.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Geography of Ancient China

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Geography of Ancient China Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: The Daily Life in Ancient China

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Daily Life in Ancient China Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters: Quiz: Ancient China for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Ancient China Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

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