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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: An Introduction to Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
We will refer to Ancient China as the time between the Neolithic period (ca. 6,000-ca. 1750 B.C.E.) and the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), This is the formative stage of Chinese civilization. During this time, what we now call China...
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Silicon Valley Art Museum: China's Han Dynasty Artifacts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...
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Crayola Asian Landscape Scroll

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a lesson plan for students of any age! Children use Chinese scroll painting as inspiration to create their own version of this ancient art form. Provides resources and adaptations as well. You need to register to view the page,...
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Parker Middle School: Relief Sculpture

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource presents a general history and links to everything about relief sculpture. There are image examples and links to Greek, Ancient Roman, Egyptian and Chinese sites.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion: Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
The Krannert Art Museum provides a great collection of artwork from all over the world. Click on "collections" to access images of African, Egyptian, America-Pre-Columbian, USA, Ancient Gandhara, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Greece,...
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Khan Academy: Development of the Buddha Image

For Students 9th - 10th
There is significant debate concerning the development of the Buddha image--where it first occurred, why, and when. Broadly speaking, the image of the Buddha emerged during the first few centuries C.E. in two major centers of Indian art...
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Seattle Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The 23,000 objects in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum represent ancient to modern cultures. Areas include Asian Art, African Art, Northwest Coast Native American art, modern art, European painting, and decorative arts.
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Unesco: Iran: Gonbad E Qabus

For Students 9th - 10th
The 53 m high tomb built in ad 1006 for Qabus Ibn Voshmgir, Ziyarid ruler and literati, near the ruins of the ancient city of Jorjan in north-east Iran, bears testimony to the cultural exchange between Central Asian nomads and the...