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Task Investigate the burial site and record your observations Click above to print out the observation sheet. Use the observation sheet to take notes about the burial site from the following websites: Video with scenes from the tomb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNlcX3_ujnM Virtual tour of the terracotta warrior museum: http://www.chinavista.com/travel/terracotta/main.html Article about the terracotta army: http://www.hbschool.com/newsbreak/terra.html Read about Chinese burial rituals: http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/tombs/home_set.html Article about efforts to excavate more of the tomb: http://english.people.com.cn/200602/22/eng20060222_244794.html Article about the contents of the tomb: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1102 Background about Qin Shi Huang Di and his tomb: http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wilson/ant304/biography/arybios98/smithbio. html Information about building the tomb and it’s contents: http://biphome.spray.se/coif/history/qin/shie09.html Now that you have seen the tomb, find out more about the man it was built for. Consider the following questions: 1. What steps did Qin Shi Huang Di take to unify China? 2. What aspects of Chinese culture did Qin Shi Huang Di standardize? 3. What was the conflict between Qin Shi Huang Di and Confucian scholars? 4. What was the reasoning behind the construction of the Great Wall of China? Click to print out the Question sheet. Click to print out the Fact Recorder. While looking at the websites, use your graphic organizers to record facts and answer the following questions. Ch’in Dynasty: Kikipede- History for Kids- overview of Ch'in Dynasty China: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/history/chin.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/chinadynasties.html Summary of accomplishments: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early_imperial_ch ina/qin.html http://www.crystalinks.com/chinadynasties.html (scroll down to Qin dynasty) Life of Qin: Brief overview of Qin Shi Huang Di’s life: http://www.teachersparadise.com/ency/en/wikipedia/q/qi/qin_shi_ huangdi.html http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/China/ShiHuangdi.html Great Wall of China: http://www.crystalinks.com/chinawall.html http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/Forgotten/greatwall.html As you read information from the websites, record interesting facts here: Write a persuasive essay answering the question “Was Qin Shi Huang Di a good leader?” Your essay must include facts from your notes supporting your position.
