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Ancient China Webquest
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http://historyforkids.org/learn/china
1. What is the name of the first Chinese dynasty according to this article?
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2. At this time, what kind of writing was done in China?
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3. How did people travel during this time?
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4. What kind of metal was developed during the first dynasty?
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http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Great_Wall_of_China
5. What is the Great Wall of China?
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6. Who built the Great Wall?
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7. What is the Great Wall made of?
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8. How long is the Great Wall?
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9. Why was the Great Wall built?
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10. What dynasty or dynasties worked on the Great Wall?
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http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html#Art
11. Describe a piece of art from the Shang Period.
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12. Describe a piece of art from the Tang Period.
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http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html#People
13. Describe what Confucius looks like and what he’s wearing.
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html
14. What are China’s two most important rivers?
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15. Describe the terrain in northwest China.
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16. What major land feature is in western China?
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17. What kind of crop is grown in China?
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/explore/exp_set.html
Choose the SHANG KINGDOM from the drop-down menu on the map.
18. What time period was the SHANG Kingdom?
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19. List three cities you see on the map, during this time period.
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Choose the MODERN POLITICAL MAP from the drop-down menu on the map.
20. Name two differences you see between this map and the Shang Kingdom map.
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21. Name two similarities you see between this map and the Shang Kingdom map.
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/time/home_set.html
22. How was ancient China ruled?
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23. What is a dynasty?
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24. What is the name of the earliest dynasty?
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25. Who ruled from 1500 to 1050 B.C.?
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26. Why was ancient China locked in warfare for 40 years?
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27. Who united all the warring states?
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/time/story/sto_set.html
28. What kind of story is this?
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29. How did the world begin, according to this story?
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30. Who created order in the world, in the story?
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31. From what, did the world come from?
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32. How did the earth and sky become separate?
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33. Where did the wind and the clouds come from?
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34. What happened to Pan Gu?
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http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/time/explore/exp_set.html
35. Who was Confucius and when as he born?
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36. When did Buddhism begin?
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37. What is Buddhism?
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38. In 1300 B.C., what was the capital of Shang?
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39. What major event happened in 770 B.C.?
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http://china.mrdonn.org/shang&chou.html
40. Describe in four or five bullet points how people where certain groups of people lived in
the city.
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41. Write at least FOUR sentences below about what daily life was like in the Shang and
Chou dynasties in Ancient China.
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42. Explain how life in the United States today is different than life in the Shang or Chou
dynasties.
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