Geography & Agriculture

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Google Form or Google Doc Worksheet - Put the answers to all the following questions in the Google Doc or Form (After you open the Doc go to File and Make a Copy). Your teacher might share this Doc or Form with you in their Google Classroom.

1. Watch the Edpuzzle video and answer the questions:

2. Map: Ancient China

a. What rivers are shown?

b. What was the first known dynasty?

c. Where did the Zhou Dynasty move their capital?

d. Name 4 cities from the map.

3. Trip: Mount Everest

Click on the arrow. Pick 3 helicopters and describe what you see (make sure you click around the scene to see all the views):

Helicopter 1:

Helicopter 2:

Helicopter 3:

4. How is China different from the other great ancient civilizations of the world?

5. BrainPop: Great Wall of China (Take review quiz) (No BrainPop Watch This)

6. Virtual Tour: The Great Wall of China

Click on the 4 arrows to make full screen.

Find the arrows and click.

What do you see on each arrow?

a. Arrow 1

b. Arrow 2

c. Arrow 3

d. Did you find a way to get inside the wall?

7. Got to the website and answer the following questions.

a. Who founded the Ming Dynasty and what was he fighting against?

b. In the early Ming what happened to the nation's economy?

c. Who ascended to the throne in 1436 and what happened as a result?

d. When did the repair and reconstruction of the Great Wall begin?

8. TrueFlix: Ancient China Read pg's 8-15. (When you log in go to Ancient Civilizations and then choose Ancient China, see link at the top of the page for password). If you don't have TrueFlix click here.

a. What are some of the inventions did the Chinese credited with?

b. To what year can Chinese people trace their history back to?

c. When did the Chinese begin recording their history?

d. What happens to the king's slaves and prisoners when they died?

9. Have the rivers in Central China ever changed direction?

10. Watch the Edpuzzle and answer the questions:

11. Myths: The Yellow River

a. What did Nu Gua do because she was sad?

b. What did each droplet turn into?

c. What did Nu Gua do with a magical five-colored stone?

d. What did Nu Gua sacrifice to stop the floods?

e. What did the people do in Nu Gua honor?

12. List the eight major land regions of China and explain what they are.

13. BrainPop: The Silk Road

a. Was the Silk Road one road?

b. About how long was the road?

c. Part of the Great Wall of China was built to protect What?

d. What was the last great Empire to keep the Silk Road safe?

14. Watch the Edquzzle and answer the questions

Geography & Agriculture backpack: Make a poster about what you learned on this page

Extras

Quiz: China

Interactive: Build a Rice Paddy

Maps: Han Dynasty Map

Agriculture: Timeline of Chinese Agriculture

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