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The History Cat

The History Cat: The Great Wall of China

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the building of the 5,500-mile-long Great Wall of China. Many of the workers who helped to construct the Wall ended up dying and are buried along its length.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: The Han Dynasty for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Han Dynasty Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: The Silk Road for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: The Silk Road Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Chinese Mythology

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
History Questions: Chinese Mythology Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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PBS

Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Seas of Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
A part of the PBS series "Journey to Planet Earth," this section explores the world's grasslands, some of which are in environmental danger. Includes video and educational resources.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Musical Brocade: Ann Yao and Zheng Music

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the history of the "Zheng," an ancient Chinese stringed musical instrument and how it is still used today in music performances.
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Other

Agate Travel: Tang Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an article that contains information on the history of the Tang Dynasty.
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Other

Digital Palace Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Situated at the heart of Beijing this museum offers a look at various types of Chinese art throughout ancient history.
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Other

Logoi.com: Chinese Bronzes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Logoi.com contains information on the ancient Chinese Bronzes. This site focuses on the meaning and the explanation behind the ritual bronzes, and it also provides pictures. Definitely a site worthy of checking out.
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University of California

University of California, Berkeley Art Museum: Han Dynasty Tomb Artifact

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about Han Dynasty culture through an examination of a tomb artifact created to be buried with a rich landowner.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
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Curated OER

Unesco: China: Mount Wuyi

For Students 9th - 10th
Mount Wuyi is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China. The serene beauty of the dramatic gorges of the Nine...
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Curated OER

Unesco: China: Monuments of Dengfeng "The Centre of Heaven and Earth"

For Students 9th - 10th
Mount Songshang is considered to be the central sacred mountain of China. At the foot of this 1500 metre high mountain, close to the city of Dengfeng in Henan province and spread over a 40 square-kilometre circle, stand eight clusters of...
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Curated OER

Unesco: China: Mount Taishan

For Students 9th - 10th
The sacred Mount Tai ('shan' means 'mountain') was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of...
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City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Ban Zhao

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a brief description of China's first female historian and her writings and her life. Provides informations about her teachings and philosophies.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
Site describes the clay army the first Chinese emperor Qin Shihuangdi ordered to be made in order to protect him in the afterlife.
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Archaeological Institute of America

Shang City Uncovered

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the early excavation successes of the American-Chinese archaeological partnership, the Anyang Project.
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Curated OER

Top Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Trade Routes Between Europe & Asia During Antiquity

For Students 9th - 10th
Long-distance trade played a major role in the cultural, religious, and artistic exchanges that took place between the major centers of civilization in Europe and Asia during antiquity. Some of these trade routes had been in use for...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to the Han Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
The Han Dynasty is one of the great dynasties in Chinese history, encompassing nearly four hundred years of expansion and consolidation which coincided with the period of the Roman republic and empire in the West. The period is usually...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:japan's Secret Garden: Build a Rice Paddy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the engineering skills of ancient builders. Follow the evolution of a new terraced rice paddy, a masterpiece of ancient engineering that has existed in China, the Philippines and elsewhere for as long as two millennia.
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Other

Asia Art: Chinese Embroidery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Asia-art.net contains great information on Chinese Embroidery. Pictures are provided along with text that is in-depth and informative. This site is a great site to check out when researching Chinese culture and embroidery.
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Other

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office: Art of Chinese Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Houston has wonderful information on the Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan such as the art of Chinese Dance. The information is somewhat in-depth and is very interesting as...

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