Mystery of History: Lesson 18 – China and the Shang Dynasty
China and the Shang Dynasty: Reading I read the lesson from the Mystery of History text book, and gathered allContinue Reading
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Ancient China Unit Study
Week One: Resources Week Two: The Geography of China and Xia Dynasty Week Three: Shang Dynasty and Writing Systems WeekContinue Reading
Ancient China: The Song Dynasty and Silk Screen Painting
This week was our final week of school and we just wanted it out-of-the-way to have a short break beforeContinue Reading
Tang Dynasty and the Beginning of Printing
Yippididippideeeeeee! We’ve replaced the keyboard! You would think I had lots to post about, but you would be wrong. IContinue Reading
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Ancient Chinese Picture Study: Han Dynasty
Painting of five Han nobles conversing and wearing elegant clothing. The second figure from the left carries a stylized umbrella.Continue Reading
Ancient China: Han Dynasty & the Invention of Paper
This week we studied the Han dynasty and looked at the invention of Paper. As there is definitely a feelingContinue Reading
Ancient China: Qin dynasty and the Chinese Currency
This week I wanted to introduce the children to taking notes from three different sources and putting them into aContinue Reading
Ancient China: Zhou Dynasty and Chinese Religions
We have been slowly moving our way through the Chinese dynasties at one per week, learning about the unique featuresContinue Reading
Ancient China: Shang Dynasty and Writing Systems
Although historians can’t be sure there was ever a Xia dynasty, early writings have proven that the Shang Dynasty didContinue Reading
Ancient China: The Geography of China and Xia Dynasty
Having now read all of book one of The Travels of Marco Polo, we find ourselves in Cathay, or China asContinue Reading