| ANCIENT CHINA WEB POSTER |
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CHOOSE ONE OF THE SIX PROJECTS BELOW: 1. Create a web-poster that describes the origins of Chinese civilization in the Huang-He Valley during the Shang Dynasty. Details your web-poster must include are: a. Where is China located today? b. What river did the ancient Chinese civilization first develop along? c. Why did the Chinese civilization develop there? d. What were some of the major geographical features of ancient China? (e.g. mountains, rivers, deserts, etc...) e. How did China's geography make it difficult to travel and communicate with other peoples and civilizations? 2. Create a web-poster that compares and contrasts the three major philosophies/religions of ancient China: Buddhism, Daoism and Confuscianism. Details your web-poster must include are: a. What are the major beliefs of each religion? b. How did each religion develop and spread throughout ancient China? c. How are the religions similar and different to each other? 3. Create a web-poster that describes ancient Chinese achievements in art, literature and architecture. Details your web-poster must include are: a. Give at least three examples of ancient Chinese achievements in the following categories: art, literature and architecture. b. Explain how each achievement contributed to Chinese civilization. 4. Create a web-poster that lists the policies and achievements of the major ancient Chinese dynasties: Zhou, Qin, Han and Shang. Details your web-poster must include are: a. List the policies of each dynasty and describe their impact on society b. Describe the major achievements of each dynasty c. Identify the major emperors of each dynasty 5. Create a web-poster that explains the importance of the trans-Eurasian "silk roads" in the period of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire. Details your web-poster must include are: a. Identify what was the Silk Road and explain why it was called that b. Identify where the Silk Road began and ended c. Identify the civilizations that participated in trade along the Silk Road d. List the goods that were traded along the Silk Road e. Identify the goods that ancient China imported along the Silk Road f. Identify the goods that ancient China exported along the Silk Road 6. Create a web-poster that describes the social structure of ancient China. Details your web-poster must include are: a. Identify which groups made up China's social structure b. List the rights and responsibilities of each group in ancient Chinese society c. Explain why some groups were more powerful than others d. Explain why boy children were highly valued in ancient China's society d. Compare and contrast ancient China's social structure with your own country's |