Unit
Topic
Themes

Region
Length

Empowering Global Citizens

4.2

Ancient China and Modern China

ICC: interpersonal; ICC: intrapersonal; ethics; work and
mind habits; economic development; demography; politics;
arts; communication; technology; world history; and inves—
tigative and analytical skills

China

Twelve weeks

Goals and Objectives

Learn the history of both ancient China and modern China; to apply
the components of civilization (government, religion, economy, arts,
technology, settlement, and system of writing) to ancient China; to un—
derstand the arts and culture of modern China; and to draw comparisons
and links between ancient and modern times in the context of China.
Inspire in students an appreciation for the accomplishments of
great ancient and modern civilizations.

Evaluate ancient and modern China by participating in several ac—
tivities to develop an understanding of ancient Chinese history and
culture as well as of modern culture and by conducting self—guided
research projects and class presentations.

Skills and Knowledge

Students will understand (as opposed to recall) the components of

the major periods of Chinese history, including

' the Xia dynasty (around 2070 BCE—1600 BCE);

0 the Shang dynasty (around 1600 BCE—1046 BCE);

0 the Qin dynasty, including the unification of China and Shi
Huangdi (around 221 BCE); and

° the Ming dynasty (AD 1368—AD 1644).

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