Unit 2: Medieval China
Medieval China
Unit Goals
China
- Label all the main geographic features on a map of east Asia (Gobi Desert, Himalayas, Korean Peninsula, Plateau of Tibet, Sea of Japan, Yellow River, Yangtze River)
- Explain how Buddhism became an important religion in medieval China
- Name some of the major inventions that came from medieval China
- Explain who the Mongols were, and how they conquered China
- Explain why the Ming Dynasty became isolationist
- Explain why the Ming Dynasty became isolationist
What We're Doing In Class
August
8/28
- Notes on Buddhism in China + read the passage and answer questions about how different Chinese dynasties treated Buddhists.
8/29
- Read The Golden Age of Chinese Inventions Reading Passage and fill out a chart (class handout) with facts about 5 different inventions
8/30
- Stations on Chinese Inventions
8/31 - 9/1
- Group Project: Shark Tank Chinese Inventions
September
Mon 9/4
Labor Day - No School!
Tues 9/5
Labor Day - No School!
Tues 9/5
Who Were the Mongols? class notes
Wed 9/6/
What Was The Yuan Dynasty? class notes
Thu 9/7
Read The Mongols documents and answer the questions, then write a paragraph summarizing how the Mongol conquest impacted Asia.
Fri 9/8
Finish Mongols 'Lazy' One-Pager
Mon - 9/11
No School for Students
No School for Students
Tues - 9/12
How Did the Yuan Dynasty End? and Why Did the Ming Dynasty Embrace Isolationism? Class Notes
Wed - 9/13
Use class notes to fill out a timeline of major events in Medieval China
Thu - 9/14
Finish Medieval China Timeline, then make a Study Guide for quiz
Finish Medieval China Timeline, then make a Study Guide for quiz
Fri - 9/15
Medieval China Unit Quiz! (timeline due!)
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