Lesson 1: Geography of Ancient China

Big Question: How does geography create differences among regions in the United States today?

• The Land of China

• China's Land regions

• Farming in China

Lesson 2: Early Chinese Civilization

Big Question: How can people's attitudes towards the past affect the way they live?

• Legends and Facts About China's Origins

• The Xia and Shang Dynasties

• Bronze Vessels and Oracle Bones

• Chinese Writing

Lesson 3: The Zhou Dynasty

Big Question: How do ideas and values affect societies today?

• Winning the Mandate of Heaven

• Division of Classes

• The Decline of the Zhou

• The Ideas of Confucius

Lesson 4: The Qin Dynasty

Big Question: How can people with different backgrounds be united today>

• Rule of the Qin Shi Huangdi

• Legalism

• The Great Wall

• A Program of Standardization

• The End of Qin

Lesson 5: The Han Dynasty

Big Question: How do governments today build on the idea of the governments of the past?

• Gaozu, First Ruler of Han

• Wu Di and Civil Service

• Han Contribution

• The Silk Road

Skills

• Using an Elevation Map

• Identifying Cause and Their Effects

Stories

• Discovery and Excavation of Shi Huangsi's Tomb

Biography

• Lady Hao

• Confucius

Movie

• Mulan