From China's physical geography and earliest beginnings of civilization to the Qin and Han dynasties, here is a nicely designed worksheet on ancient China, which includes a graphic organizer and timeline to summarize the reading...

A brief biography of the autocratic founder of the Sui Dynasty. This is part of the HyperHistory Online site which includes an interactive timeline of world history which includes similar brief biographies of hundreds of people.

Read about Sun Tzu, famous for his skills in military strategy and for his book, The Art of War, which is required reading for American army cadets.