Ancient China Web Quest

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Ancient ChinaWeb Quest

• Explore the following links on Ancient China and
  complete the following tasks
• Answer the questions on each slide.
• Type all your answers on a word document.
• Number each answer the same as the question.
• Pick an invention from slide 3. For five points
  at the end, write a five sentence paragraph
  explaining why you think this invention is the
  most important to us today.

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Ancient China Overview

• When were the first villages built in China?
• Write the date of the end of Ancient China.
• Going back from today, write the correct date of
  the answer to question 1.
• What were the three teachings?
• When was the first book printed?
• What was a symbol of good luck in Ancient China?

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Inventions of Ancient China
Engineering
Warfare
Agriculture
Transportation

• 7. In what two European countries was the
  Chinese Iron Plow introduced that
• helped Start the agricultural revolution.
• 8. Why must the vertical rows be made with
  skill and the horizontal rows well
• drawn?
• 9. With the right kind of rhythmic wrist
  movement what can one do?
• 10. What was the Cosmic Engine?
• 11. The chain pump can haul enormous levels of
  what from lower to higher levels?
• 12. Why are segmental arch bridges better than
  circular arch bridges?

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Confucianism

• What does Confucianism mean?
• During which dynasty did Confucianism lose some
  influence?
• What doctrine vigorously repressed it in the 20th
  century?
• During which Dynasty did the burning of books and
  the burying of scholars take place?
• 20 line breaks after the word Rite you will
  find this last answer to the picture on your
  left who did Confucius praise and why?
• Which state was Confucius born in?
• How old was he when his father died?
• How old was he when his mother died?

Click on pictures of Confucius to learn more.
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The Great Wall of China

• 21. The Great Wall is the worlds longest
  what?
• How many major walls have there been?
• What word means barbaric and nomadic?
• What was used to build the wall before bricks
  were used?
• Which astronaut gives the best evidence that the
  Great Wall is visible from outer-space?
• What was his evidence?
• The Great Wall is more than how many miles long?
• Click on each picture to learn more.

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Ancient China Map Comparison

• Click on Qin Dynasty and answer question 28 29
• What year did the Qin come into power?
• What was their leaders name?
• Click on Map 2 under Qin and answer question 30
• Which warring state had the most land?
• What were the two periods of the Han Dynasty?
• Who founded the Han Dynasty?
• What year was it founded?
• How many provinces make up Modern Day China?
• Using map 4, what is the capital of Modern Day
  China?
• Each link below will take you to different maps
  to research.

Qin Dynasty Map 2 Map 3 Map 4
Han Dynasty Map 2 Map 3 Map 4
Modern Day China Map 2 Map 3 Map 4
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Bibliography

• Ancient China Overview
• http//www.42explore2.com/china.htm
• Inventions of Ancient China
• http//library.thinkquest.org/23062/agr.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/23062/eng.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/23062/war.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/23062/tran.html
• Confucianism
• http//www.crystalinks.com/confucianism.html
• http//www.crystalinks.com/confucius.html
• The Great Wall of China
• http//www.crystalinks.com/greatwallofchina.html
• http//civilizations.tripod.com/great_wall.htm

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Bibliography Cont

• Ancient China Map Comparison
• Qin Dynasty Maps
• http//www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-m
  ap/qin-dynasty-map.htm
• http//ancienthistory.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi1/XJz
  Ti1sdnancienthistorycdneducationtm16gps60
  _66_771_443f11sup897.6.336.ip_tt2bt1bts1
  zuhttp3A//www.fsmitha.com/h1/map08ch.htm
• http//www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early
  _imperial_china/qin.html
• http//www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/qin/
  qin-dynasty-map.htm
• Han Dynasty Maps
• http//www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-m
  ap/han-dynasty-map.htm
• http//acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/phalsall/images
  /hanmap.jpg
• http//ancienthistory.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi1/XJz
  Ti1sdnancienthistorycdneducationtm94gps12
  0_760_771_443f11sup897.6.336.ip_tt2bt1bts
  1zuhttp3A//www.fsmitha.com/h1/map15ch.htm
• http//www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/early
  _imperial_china/han.html
• Modern Day China Maps
• http//www.chinahighlights.com/map/
• http//acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/phalsall/images
  /easiamap.gif
• http//acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/phalsall/images
  /china.gif
• http//es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Maps/Korea/asi
  a_regional.gif