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...

Archaeology is the study of the material remains of humanity's past. Excavated materials, along with other historical objects and text records, form the primary source material on Ancient China. All the major dynasties, beginning with...

Take this interactive, multiple choice quiz over ancient China, and then check your answers for review after answering the questions.

Resource provides terms and definitions of ancient Chinese mythological figures, archeological terms, and historical terms.

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...

Visual and textual resources about imperial China, including chronology, primary sources, and maps.

Explore the calendar of Ancient China by learning the history, what the animal years mean, the legend, and fun facts on this site.

Kids learn about the timeline and major events that occurred in Ancient China on this site.

Print out a crossword puzzle game about Ancient China. Learn about history of Ancient China and have fun at the same time.

An interactive crossword puzzle about Ancient China.

NOVA ferrets out long-forgotten secrets of architects and engineers of the early civilizations. Content focuses on the trebuchets of medieval Europe, the pharaoh's obelisks of ancient Egypt, the moai statues of Easter Island, the...

The site from the University of Evansville lists all time periods in ancient Chinese history and gives a brief description and link to that time period.

Test your knowledge of Ancient Chinese Civil Service with this online quiz.

Ancient Chinese clothing quiz can found on this website.

A short quiz on ancient China.

At a site dedicated to coin collection, there is a great map of the ancient Chinese dynasties, about one sentence for the rise and fall of each dynasty, and links to ancient Chinese empire coin pages.

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school or college level world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the prosperity that occurred during the Song Dynasty.

Short quiz on ancient Chinese dynasties.

A short history of China's famous early explorer and pilgrim who walked from central China to India and returned by sea to his homeland.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an assessment of ancient civilizations from Mesopotamia to Ancient Rome using true/false, Venn-diagrams, and cloze activities.

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...

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...

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...

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...