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 * __//Grade 6 Humanities//__**


 * What do you know about ancient China? Use this wiki, and the questions on this page, to dig through your mind and memory for things you already know about this subject. Maybe you know more than you think! Try to think of this page as a graffiti wall, and make your contributions as artistic and as colorful as you like. As usual, each of you should choose your own font type and/or color with which to write. Make sure your font type and/or color are different to the people who have written before you. You should then give yourself a code name and always sign off with that code name. Send me an email privately to let me know who you are so that I can keep track of your contributions. I expect everyone to answer at least ten of the questions on this page, but you can answer more if you like. You don't have to answer the question in order - just choose any ten from the twenty below. But dig deep. Think hard. What do you already know about ancient China.........?

Here are the questions designed to help you tap into those great reserves of intelligence you all have:**

//1. Describe the general location of ancient China. Is this the same as modern China?

2. What is the general timeline for ancient China? In other words, when does the ancient civilization begin and end?

3. What is the first image that comes to your mind when you think of ancient China?

4. How do we know what we know about ancient China? Where do we get our evidence?

5. Name one famous person connected with ancient China?

6. What kind of writing was used in ancient China? Is this the same as modern Chinese writing?

7. What do you understand by the term 'dynasty?' How is this related to ancient China?

8. What kinds of traditions do you think may have existed in ancient China?

9. What kinds of beliefs do you think may have existed in ancient China?

10. What famous mythical animal originated ancient China?

11. What famous man-made structure, built in ancient China, can be seen from space?

12. Name any geographical features, such as rivers, that are linked with ancient China.

13.// //What do you know about the ‘Forbidden City?’//

//14. What do you know about the Terracotta Warriors?//

//15. What do you know about inventions and technology from ancient China?//

//16. What stories do you know that come from ancient China?//

//17. What do you know about trade in ancient China?//

//18. What do you know about war in ancient China?//

//19. What other general facts do you know about ancient China?//

//20. What would you like to learn about ancient China?//