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Ancient China Choice Board Directions: Choose items from this menu to complete your China Magazine. Each item has an assigned number of points. Your project must contain 16 points or more. Use the rubric to follow. DUE WEDNESDAY, 02/20/19Geography [1]Explore a map of China.Dynasties [3]Compare and contrast three major dynasties.Chinese Writing [2]Write about the history of Chinese writing.The Silk Road [4]Write a diary entry of a traveller on the Silk Road.Philosophies [4]Analyze three philosophies of Ancient China.The Great Wall [4]Write a poem or a song about The Great Wall of China.Terracotta Army [5]Record a newscast about the Terracotta Army.Leaders [2]Create profiles of some influential Chinese leaders.Inventions [2]Explain the significance of the greatest inventions that come from Ancient China.Geography [2]Explore a map of China.Explore this map of China. - bigger copies on last page.Write three things you learned or found interesting and explain why. What is one difference between the Shang and Zhou Dynasties as indicated on the map?Dynasties [3]Compare and contrast three major dynasties.Choose three dynasties from this list. Write one paragraph describing their similarities and one paragraph describing their differences.Shang DynastyZhou DynastyHan DynastyQin DynastyTang DynastyChinese Writing [2]Write about the history of Chinese writing.Watch this YouTube video - “Chinese is NOT picture writing”. Then, answer these questions:What is the symbol called that depicts a word?Han characters are also called what?Why did they organize their writing into blocks?What do you think about their writing? Use evidence from the video to support your claim.What else from the video did you find interesting?Organize your answers into a well-developed paragraph. The Silk Road [4]Write a diary entry of a traveller on the Silk Road.The Silk Road was important because it helped generate trade and commerce between a number of different kingdoms and empires. This helped for ideas, culture, inventions, and unique products to spread across much of the settled world. It was over 4,000 miles long and besides silk, the Chinese also sold teas, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices. It was a long trip and merchants and tradesmen travelled in long caravans. Read more about the Silk Road on Social Studies for Kids: Silk Road (or on the printout at the back of the packet). Then, write a diary entry from the point of view of a merchant along the Silk Road. Be sure to include a date, what you see, think, feel, say, etc. It should be realistic.Philosophies [4]Analyze three philosophies of Ancient China.Rank Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism from best to worst. Explain why you have ranked them in this order and provide evidence to support your opinion. Be sure to include background information on all three major philosophies. This should be in paragraph form with appropriate organization (intro, body, conclusion) and English Language Conventions.The Great Wall [4]Write a poem or a song about The Great Wall of China.Write a 15+ lined poem or song about The Great Wall of China. It should rhyme as much as possible and cover 4 or more of these topics:OriginPurposeLengthLocationWho Built ItMaterialsTerracotta Army [5]Record a newscast about the Terracotta Army.Record a newscast about the Terracotta Army. Cover the following topics. Use a video recording app or website of your choice. Tomb for Emperor Qin / PurposeThe size of the soldiersHow they were designedHow they built so many soldiersWhen the army was discoveredThe pitsLeaders [2]Create profiles of some influential Chinese leaders.Choose three leaders from this list. Write a brief summary about each one and include an image. Be sure to include why they were significant to Ancient Chinese history.Kangxi EmperorGenghis KhanKublai KhanPuyiMarco PoloEmperor QinEmperor TaizongInventions [2]Explain the significance of the greatest inventions that come from Ancient China.Choose 3 of the inventions from this list and write a brief summary about when and why it was invented. Include an image of each.PaperType printingGun powderCompassSilkAcupuncturePorcelainEarthquake DetectorKite__________________Ancient China Magazine Grading RubricRequirementPoints EarnedPoints PossibleInformationFactual & Sufficient informationDetails & ExplanationsUse of own wordsImages enhance information 50DesignNeatnessEffortFormatLayout 30Language ConventionsSpellingPunctuationGrammar10Point system16 points or more 10Total & Score 100 ................
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