Virtual Field Trip
 Flourished between 2500 and 2000 BC
 What makes the civilization unique in world history is
it continuity through over4,000 years to the present
century.
 Their success can be attributed to their superiority of
their ideographic written language, their technology,
and their political institutions; the refinement of their
artistic and intellectual creativity; and the sheer
weight of their numbers.
 China is a vast country with a variety of climates.
 China is protected by natural barriers. Some of China’s
natural barriers include:
1. Mountains
2. Seas
3. Rivers
4. Deserts
 Described as a staircase with three steps.
 Tibet and Mt. Everest is at the top of the staircase.
Very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer.
 Middle China makes up the second step. Some hills
and grasslands.
 Eastern China makes up the third step. Lots of rivers
that run to Pacific Ocean, climate is not too hot or too
cold.
 Xia
 Shang and Chou
 Qin
 Han
 Age of Division
 Tang
 Song
 Ming
 Gunpowder
 Compass
 Printing
 Paper
 Silk
 Moveable Type
 Boat Rudder
 Food- Rice, millet, wheat. Regardless of the meal every
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Chinese dish had a fan (cooked grain) and Cai
(vegetable).
2 meals a day.
Houses- 2 types: poor people houses and rich people
houses
Economy-mainly consisted of trading and framing
Families-were very important
 Book called Nine Chapters, included how to survey,
solve math problems, do taxes. General rules on how
to solve problems, taught to children in school.
 Invented the abacus, a calculating tool for performing
arithmetic processes
 Conducted scientific observations of plants and
animals.
 Buddhism
 Taoism
 Worshipped a lot of different Gods
 Confucianism
 Great Wall of China
 Forbidden City
 Terra Cotta Army
 Silk Road
 Chinese New Year
 Lantern Festival
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Gathering Information
1. Use your notes from the virtual field trip.
2. Create a chart to organize information. Include
where it’s located, landforms/water, climate, special places, events. May include any other
information that pertains to ancient China. This will help you decide what to write in your
travel guide.
Create a Map
1. Trace a map from your Ancient World book.
2. Label landforms, bodies of water, and important cities. Create a key for your map.
3. Put an arrow pointing north on your map.
Travel Guide
1. Have a title for brochure.
2. Include subheadings for each page.
3. Write a description under each subheading.
4. Include your drawing of map on brochure. Include any other pictures you want.
Include captions for pictures.
5. Make brochure colorful, neat, and be creative. Write it so that someone will want to look
at it and be interested in traveling to Ancient China.
Lesson Plan
Social Studies Week 3.1.docx
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This is China. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TRs2s-22tg
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Geography. http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html
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Environment. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/environment/
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Ancient China Dynasties. http://china.mrdonn.org/dynasties.html
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Ancient China Inventions. http://ancientchineseinventions.org/ancient-china-inventions
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Ancient China family. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/people/family.htm
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Ancient China Houses. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/architecture/chinesehouses.htm
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Religion. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/religion/
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Great Wall of China. http://china.mrdonn.org/greatwall.html
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Forbidden City. http://china.mrdonn.org/forbiddencity.html
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Terra Cotta Army. http://china.mrdonn.org/terracotta.html
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Silk Road. http://china.mrdonn.org/silkroad.html
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Chinese New Year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp_tRQ_QVJw
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Lantern Festival. http://china.mrdonn.org/lanternfestival.html
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Chinese Knowledge. http://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-china/