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Ancient China WebQuest
British Museum
Name: _________________________
Directions: Using the British Museum’s Ancient China website:
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html , answer the following questions.
GEOGRAPHY
Click on the “Geography” section along the left-hand side. Click on the picture in the middle of the
screen to go to the Geography information.
1. China is the world’s ____________ largest country. Nearly a ______ of the world’s population
lives there.
2. There are many climates and terrains in China.
a. The south is wet and _____________________.
b. The Northwest is covered in __________________.
c. In the west are the ____________________, some of the highest mountains in the world.
3. Where do the headwaters for the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers come from? ____________________
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4. Explain how the Yellow River gets its name. ___________________________________________
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5. For what do the people use the Yangzi River? _________________________________________
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Click on “Story” at the bottom of the page:
6. Read the first story of Nu Gua. Explain how the different types of people (rich vs. poor) were
formed by Nu Gua. ______________________________________________________________
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7. Read the second story of Nu Gua. How did Nu Gua old up the four corners of the sky?
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Click on “Challenge” along the left-hand side of the screen:
8. Where does the man who lives beside the sea belong? _____________________________
9. Where does the man who lives in the grasslands belong? ___________________________
10. Where does the elephant live? _________________________
11. Where does the man who lives along a very large river belong? _____________________
Click on “Ancient China” along the left-hand side.
TIME
Click on the “Time” section along the left-hand side. Click on the picture in the middle of the screen to
go to the time information.
1. Which was the first dynasty who ruled the area around the Yellow River? ________________
2. Why do we not really know too much about them? _____________________________________
3. The _____________ dynasty began about 1500 BC.
4. The _____________ dynasty began around 1050 BC.
5. For how many years did the empire created by Qin Shi Huangdi last (think about what we learned
about timelines to figure this out)? _____________________
Click on “Explore” on the left-hand side of the page. Choose the “Inventions” timeline.
6. During what years was the first evidence of writing? ____________________________
7. During what time period did the Chinese begin to manufacture steel? _____________________
8. When did the Chinese begin to use paper? ________________________
Choose the “Religion” timeline.
9. When was Confucius born? _______________________
10. When was the first mentioned Buddhist community? _______________________
Click on “Ancient China” along the left-hand side of the page. Then choose “Crafts and Artisans”. Click
on the picture in the middle to go to the information.
CRAFTS AND ARTISANS
1. __________________ and _________________were the most prized materials in Ancient China.
2. List three items bronze was used to make. __________________________________________
3. The ancient Chinese kept the production of _________ a secret for hundreds of years.
4. _____________ production reached a very advanced stage by the Shang dynasty.
Click on “Explore” along the left-hand side of the page.
5. Click on the “Jade Workshop”. What is one of the reasons jade was valued? _________________
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6. Click on “Why was jade so precious? “ List two other reasons jade was so valued. ____________
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Click on “Challenge” along the left-hand side of the page.
7. Explain the legend about how silk was discovered. ______________________________________
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Click on “Ancient China” along the left-hand side of the page. Then choose “Tombs and Ancestors”.
Click on the picture in the middle to go to the information.
TOMBS AND ANCESTORS
1. What did the ancient Chinese believe about the afterlife? ________________________________
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2. What influence did they believe their ancestors had in the afterlife? _______________________
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Click on “Explore” then “Explore an ancient Chinese tomb”:
3. The tomb is divided into five chambers. Click on each, list the name, and write a brief description
of its purpose.
a. Name: _______________________ Purpose: ___________________________________
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b. Name: _______________________ Purpose: ___________________________________
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c. Name: _______________________ Purpose: ___________________________________
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d. Name: _______________________ Purpose: ___________________________________
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e. Name: _______________________ Purpose: ___________________________________
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Click on “Ancient China” along the left-hand side of the page. Then choose “Writing”. Click on the
picture in the middle to go to the information.
WRITING
1. The Chinese writing system uses Logograms. Explain what that is. _________________________
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Click on “Challenge” along the left-hand side of the screen.
2. In the modern Chinese language, most characters are made up by combining a ________ part
with a ____________ part.
3. Some of the ancient characters began as pictograms. What is a pictogram? ________________
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4. Play the “Symbols Game”. Write the word and draw a picture of the ancient Chinese character
that matches that word.
a. Word: ______________________ Character:
b. Word: ______________________ Character:
c. Word: ______________________ Character: