the SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT CHINA
Lesson 1 - The Social Structure of Ancient China
Lesson 2 - Activities and Source work on the Social Structure
Lesson 1 - the Social Structure of ancient china
Lesson 1 - the Social Structure of ancient china
TO KNOW - SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT CHINESE SOCIETY
TO KNOW - SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT CHINESE SOCIETY
TO BE ABLE TO - EXPLAIN EACH LEVEL of the social structure
TO BE ABLE TO - EXPLAIN EACH LEVEL of the social structure
Source - Meidosensei (Public Domain)
Social structure of Ancient china
Social structure of Ancient china
The farmers who were normally peasants were valued in Ancient Chinese culture because they made food for everyone, compared the the merchants who just tried to sell stuff.
The farmers who were normally peasants were valued in Ancient Chinese culture because they made food for everyone, compared the the merchants who just tried to sell stuff.
You will be given a study organiser. We will watch a short video on each topic. Your task is to write down two facts from each video. This is a good thing to have for study.
You will be given a study organiser. We will watch a short video on each topic. Your task is to write down two facts from each video. This is a good thing to have for study.
Be ready to share your answers at the end of every video.
Be ready to share your answers at the end of every video.
Lesson 2 - Activities and Source work on the Social Structure
Lesson 2 - Activities and Source work on the Social Structure
Your Tasks this lesson - access this website now
Your Tasks this lesson - access this website now
1. Source work
1. Source work
2. four comprehension Questions
2. four comprehension Questions
3. Draw a level of Ancient Chinese society for the classroom wall
3. Draw a level of Ancient Chinese society for the classroom wall
task 1 - Source work
task 1 - Source work
You don't have to write the questions
Let's do the first one together
Let's do the first one together
Source - Li Sung (Public Domain)
Source 1- A painting by artist Li Song made in 1210CE of a traveling merchant.
Source 1- A painting by artist Li Song made in 1210CE of a traveling merchant.
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
2. Who made the source?
2. Who made the source?
3. When was the source made?
3. When was the source made?
4. Who was the source created for?
4. Who was the source created for?
5. What is happening in the source?
5. What is happening in the source?
6. Do merchants belong to the Shi, Nong, Gong or Shong?
6. Do merchants belong to the Shi, Nong, Gong or Shong?
Source 2 - A painting by artist Xu yang made in 1748CE of a marketplace.
Source 2 - A painting by artist Xu yang made in 1748CE of a marketplace.
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
2. Who made the source?
2. Who made the source?
3. When was the source made?
3. When was the source made?
4. Who was the source created for?
4. Who was the source created for?
5. What can the source tell us about the time period we are studying?
5. What can the source tell us about the time period we are studying?
6. What groups from the social structure can you see in this painting?
6. What groups from the social structure can you see in this painting?
Source - Xu Yang (Public Domain)
Source - Canadian Museum of Civilization (Public Domain)
Source 3 - A pottery horse made by a craftsmen during the tang dynasty
Source 3 - A pottery horse made by a craftsmen during the tang dynasty
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
2. Who made the source?
2. Who made the source?
3. When was the source made?
3. When was the source made?
4. Who was the source created for?
4. Who was the source created for?
5. What can the source tell us about the time period we are studying?
5. What can the source tell us about the time period we are studying?
6. Does this group of people belong to the Shi, Nong, Gong or Shong?
6. Does this group of people belong to the Shi, Nong, Gong or Shong?
Source 4 - A painting by artist Xu Xianqing made in 1590CE of the emperor having an audience with a local farmer.
Source 4 - A painting by artist Xu Xianqing made in 1590CE of the emperor having an audience with a local farmer.
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
1. Is this a primary or secondary source?
2. Who made the source?
2. Who made the source?
3. When was the source made?
3. When was the source made?
4. Which person is the emperor in the painting? How can you tell?
4. Which person is the emperor in the painting? How can you tell?
5. There are another two groups of people from the social structure in this painting. What are they?
5. There are another two groups of people from the social structure in this painting. What are they?
Source - Xu Xianqing (Public Domain)
task 2 - Essential Questions
task 2 - Essential Questions
You don't have to write the question in your book, only the answer.
1. Which group of people do you think you would want to belong to and why?
1. Which group of people do you think you would want to belong to and why?
2. Based on the sources, name four jobs that people had during Ancient China.
2. Based on the sources, name four jobs that people had during Ancient China.
3. Identify a positive and a negative of being a merchant.
3. Identify a positive and a negative of being a merchant.
4. Which of the sources above gives you the most information on Ancient China? Justify your answer using two sentences.
4. Which of the sources above gives you the most information on Ancient China? Justify your answer using two sentences.
task 3 - DRAW A MEMBER ON EACH LEVEL OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE
task 3 - DRAW A MEMBER ON EACH LEVEL OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Draw four people from each level of the social structure of Ancient China.
Draw four people from each level of the social structure of Ancient China.
Use google images or the above sources to help you.
Use google images or the above sources to help you.
Make sure to put what group they were from next to the "Role" heading.
Make sure to put what group they were from next to the "Role" heading.
draw yourself activity.pdf