This will be a challenging assessment for everyone to complete. It covers our unit on ancient China called A River Runs Through It. There are several themes about economics, technology, and philosophy.
I. Vocabulary terms to know:
dynasty, bureaucracy, social class, filial piety, warlord, steppes, pictographs, ideographs, calligraphy, mandate, acupuncture, tribe, economy, aristocrats, porcelain, reform, terror, treason, census
II. Concepts & Ideas to know:
- Recognize how the family structure was set up
- Know economic ideas
- Silk road, farming, inventions
- Understand how art impacted lives of Chinese people
III. Geography-locate the following places
Huang He River, Chang Jiang River, Yellow Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, East China Sea, Himalaya Mountains, South China Sea, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Plateau of Tibet
IV. Analysis
Be able to analyze graphs and charts to answer questions on philosophers and dynasties
V. Written Response--Answer 4 questions
- Why did farmers sell land to aristocrats? What did this cause them to become? What eventually happened to farmers in China?
- What technological advances helped Chinese societies grow? What use did many of these inventions have for the people of China? Are they still evident today around the world?
- Describe how China, in both ancient times and the Middle Ages had strong economic growth. What factors contributed to this success of the people?
- Describe how the Mongols were able to build a large dynasty? What did they use that was far more advanced than other societies? What was the result of the hostile takeover of Chinese lands?
Next time can you post this a little earlier? I'd appreciate it, thx.
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