We consistently hear about China today. The size, the government, the manufacturing are everywhere in the world. It was not always this way. It is a country that has often isolated itself from the world. Believing China was the center of the world has driven the way the country and its government has interacted with nations, including the United States. We will look into the dynasties of Ancient China, the movement to Communism and the events influencing the Chinese societies today. We will answer these essential questions:
Essential Question
Why do we follow certain people?
Unit Specific Questions
How has the diverse history of China shaped it today?
How have political and economic decisions shaped the culture and people of China?
What are the issues facing China?
Hundreds School of Thought
Dynasty
Chinese inventions
Communism
Great Leap Forward
Red Guard
Important aspects of the traditional Chinese culture
Belief systems practiced
Effect of the One Child Policy in China (Good and bad)
Educational system in China
Tiananmen Square - 1989
Change in China’s economics
Foreign companies in China
Issues dealing with expanded economy