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Day 9: PA
Day 8: Comparison
Homework: Finish Venn Diagram
Day 6/7: Review and Test
Day 5: Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Notes: Powerpoint
Homework: Make a timeline highlighting 6 major aspects of the two dynasties.
Day 4: Confucianism
Homework: Write a paragraph stating how Confucius influenced China.
Day 3: The Tang and Song
Notes: Tang and Song Accomplishments
Homework: Draw and describe one major accomplishments
Day 2: The Reunification of China
Notes: Powerpoint
Homework: Study for quiz
Unit:
Day 1: The Great Wall
Class discussion
Homework: None
Primary Sources:
The Mandate of Heaven by Shu Jing
The Art of Printing by Matteo Ricci tr. Louis Gallagher
The Glories of Kinsay (Hangchow) by Marco Polo
Secondary Sources:
Three different current books look at the last hundred years of history and its impact on China's future - all three see different thinking: The New York Review of Books: "Will the Chinese be Supreme?" by Ian Johnson.
The world's bloodiest civil war was in China: Los Angeles Review of Books: "The World' Bloodiest Civil War" by John B. Thompson.
China was the unrecognized necessary ally in WWII: Pacific Standard: "China Lost 14 Million People in World War II." by Michael Todd.
On Sun Yat-Sen, founding father of China: China-History: "Dr. Sun Yat-sen" by Johnathan Spence.
The last emperor of China: CDOT: "From Emperor to prisoner to citizen to emperor to prisoner to citizen" by Stewart Wesdal.
The Mongols and China: Columbia_Asian Topics: "What was the Mongols' Influence on China?" by Morris Rossabi.
Multimedia:
NTDTV: Inventions of Ancient China ~ Paper Making 12:52
NTDTV: Inventions of Ancient China ~ Gunpowder 9:25
Crash Course: Chinese History 12:12
Crash Course: The Silk Road and Trade 10:31
Travel Channel: Great Wall of China 4:43
AsianArtMuseum: The Forbidden City 4:23
Medieval Chinese Paintings 2:31
Confucianism 3:57
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