Mandala project – Buddhism in medieval China
Mandala from Dunhuang Caves, 900s AD - make your own mandala project What is a mandala? The Indian word "mandala" means a circle. Buddhists all over East Asia made mandalas [...]
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Chinese poetry project – medieval China
Chinese poetry project: A T'ang Dynasty landscape painting and poem Some ideas for projects to help you understand Bai Juyi's poetry better: A poem about Chinese government 1) Bai Juyi [...]
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Rice-cooking project – Stone Age China
Rice-cooking project: A bowl of brown rice In China, people started to farm and eat rice in the Stone Age, about 8000 BC. You probably eat a lot of rice too, but [...]
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Zhou Dynasty China and the Assyrians
A Zhou Dynasty bronze tripod How were the Western Zhou like the Assyrians? How were they not the same? The Western Zhou dynasty ruled China at about the same time [...]
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China History Bingo Game
To review and make sure you know the basics of the history of China, try playing this Chinese History Bingo game. Copy the board onto a piece of notebook paper, and let [...]
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Horse and Carriage Project – Chinese History
Horse and carriage (Sorrento, Italy) Thanks to freephotooftheday.com Under the Shang Dynasty, about 2000 BC, people in China began to ride in chariots pulled by horses. See if you can [...]
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Drawing a pitcher – Chinese Art project
Late Shang bronze pitcher from Henan, about 1100 BC, with inscription (Musee Guimet, Paris) What if you were a bronze-smith in ancient China? Use colored pencils to draw your own [...]
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Draw a top plan – Architecture project
Top plan of a kid's room (thanks to SmartDraw) There aren't any standing buildings left from the Shang Dynasty, so we know about Shang Dynasty architecture mainly from top plans. These [...]
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Visiting Chinese gardens – Ancient China Project
Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon Many cities around the world have beautiful Chinese gardens. You can go visit these modern gardens to see what the gardens of Ming Dynasty China might [...]
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Fire and Magnifying Glasses – Chemistry project
Using magnifying glasses to focus sunlight and start a fire Be careful with fire! Be very careful with fire, because it can burn you, or burn down your house. If [...]
