China

China's historical record is extraordinarily rich. It is contained in hundreds of thousands of printed volumes and in millions of objects, many of them recently recovered through archaeological excavations. Most of Chinese history has been divided into periods defined by dynasties: families of rulers who, for a number of generations, occupied the Chinese throne. For over two thousand years, up until modern times, every Chinese dynasty has considered a solemn obligation to compile an official history of the preceding dynasty. Chinese historians traditionally saw history as going through an endless cycle of renewal and decline, through dynasty after dynasty.

Unit Description:

Introduction: Students will be given notes that explain what a dynasty is, the mythological origin of China (explains the Yin and Yang), the role of the emperor, and the Mandate of Heaven.

The Major Dynasties that will be studied include:

Students will have two days to research each of the dynasties. Important points the student will concentrate on in their research include: Dates, Emperors, Inventions, and Major Events.

Lectures during the unit include:

Student reading for the unit includes the following pages from the textbook:

Videos used during the unit:

Links:

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/cstuff/history.html (General History of China)

http://eawc.evansville.edu/chpage.htm (Confucius and Taoist philosophies)

http://www.humanities.ccny.cuny.edu/history/reader/soldiers.htm (Terra Cotta Soldiers)

http://campus.northpark.edu/history//WebChron/China/TerraWar.html (Terra Cotta Soldiers)

http://mdds.umf.maine.edu/~mshea/China/xian.html (Silk Road)

http://www.crystalinks.com/china.html (Overview of China's dynasties)

http://www.discovery.com/stories/history/greatwall/greatwall.html (The Great Wall of China) 

http://www.acay.com.au/~robyeoh/chistory.html (Chinese Dynasties)

http://www.ucf.edu/~oma/timlin.htm (Chinese dynasties and World Events timeline)

http://subnet.virtual-pc.com/su569685/chinhist.htm (A Date history of Chinese dynasties)

http://wwwtc.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/people/crf01/history/china.html (Major Emperors of China's Dynasties)

http://www.chinavista.com/experience/story/story.html (Chinese myths and fantasies)

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=06F75000 (Silk Road)

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/chinhist.html (Concise Political History of China)

http://www.index-china.com/index-english/people-history-f.html (Chinese history and fact sheet)

http://vvv.com/khan/khan.html (The Heritage of Genghis Khan)

http://www.csun.edu/~hbchm009/confucius.html (Confucius)

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/cstuff/toqing.html (History by period to the Qing dynasty)

http://www.fareastgallery.com/dynasties.html (Chinese dynasties, Great Wall, Terra Cotta Soldiers, Forbidden City)

http://www.index-china.com/index-english/people-history-f.html (Chinese Civil Service)

http://www.easc.indiana.edu/pages/easc/curriculum/china/1996/EACPWorkBook/ideas/Civil_Service.htm (Chinese Civil Sevice)

http://www.easternreligions.com/cframe.html (Confucius Page)

http://chineseculture.about.com/culture/chineseculture/library/weekly/aa031499.htm (Confucius)

http://www.taoism.net/ (Taoism)

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/ (Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)

http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html#TAO (Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)

http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/2426/ (The Tao of Healing)

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/tao4teens/ (Taoism for Teens)

http://buddhism.about.com/religion/buddhism/ (Buddhism)

http://users.iems.nwu.edu/~cwshen//buda-net.html (Buddhism Resources on the Internet)

http://www.tricycle.com/buddhistbasics/index.html (Introduction to Buddhism)

http://home.earthlink.net/~srama/ (Essential of Buddhism)

http://www.mingdynasty.org/ (Ming Dynasty)