| Process
Step One:
Select a dynasty that you would like to study. This Web Quest focuses on the Shang, Qin, and Han dynasties.
Step Two:
Research your dynasty.
Shang dynasty
The Shang dynasty ruled along the Huang River in China for over 500 years. Find information about the dynasty in the web sites listed below. Use the questions, and suggestions as a guide in developing your display. Feel free to include other information that you find interesting as you research the Shang dynasty.
* Include a visual that shows the area that was ruled by the Shang dynasty.
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/china/ancient_china/shang.html
*How did priests in the Shang dynasty use tortoise shells to predict the future?
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/shang/oracle.htm
* What else can you find out about religion during the Shang dynasty?
Scroll down to the Religion section on this web site and read:
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCCHINA/SHANG.HTM
* What social classes existed in the Shang dynasty, and what was the daily life of different people in the Shang dynasty like?
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html#CHOU
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/china/soc/index.html
http://www.penncharter.com/Student/china/daily/index.html
* Try writing a short biography about Fu Hao.
http://www.staceysworld2000.co.uk/fuhao.htm
* Include visuals from the following sites. Try making replicas of the different artifacts from the Shang dynasty.
http://www.chinatoday.com/art/rel/b.htm
http://www.yutopian.com/arts/shang/arts.html
http://www.sxu.edu/~rabe/asia/china/shang.html
Scroll down to the bottom of this list of links and find pictures of artifacts from the Shang dynasty:
http://www.think2learn.com/museum/pages/shang_dynasty_links.htm
Remember, include any other interesting information that you might have found about the Shang dynasty in your proposal for your exhibit.
Qin dynasty
A great general named Shihuangdi led the way for the Qin dynasty to take control along the Huang River. Find information about the dynasty in the web sites listed below. Use the questions, and suggestions as a guide in developing your display. Feel free to include other information that you find interesting as you research the Qin dynasty.
* Include a map of the area that the Qin dynasty ruled over.
http://www.unc.edu/courses/hist033/qin_dynasty_map.htm
* Who was Qin Shihuangdi?
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Emperor.html
* How did the Qin dynasty help build the Great Wall of China?
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html
* What were the Terra cotta Warriors? Include pictures, and a brief description of what they were.
http://gallery.muzi.com/guide.shtml?l=english&code=10229&d=P
* Use the links below to search for more artifacts, or interesting information about the Qin dynasty.
http://www.think2learn.com/museum/pages/qin_dynasty_links.htm
http://www.cgan.com.hk/china-art/www/history/qin.html
http://zinnia.umfacad.maine.edu/~mshea/China/great.html
Remember, include any other interesting information that you might have found about the Qin dynasty in your proposal for your exhibit.
The Han dynasty
In 206 B.C. the Qin dynasty was overthrown by rebel armies led by a farmer-turned general called Han Gaozu. His family began the Han dynasty. Find information about the dynasty in the web sites listed below. Use the questions, and suggestions as a guide in developing your display. Feel free to include other information that you find interesting as you research the Han dynasty.
* Include a map of the area that the Han dynasty ruled over.
http://www.unc.edu/courses/hist033/han_map.htm
* Write a short biography about Emperor Wu Ti.
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/WuTi.html
* What was daily life during the Han dynasty like?
http://www.unc.edu/courses/hist033/han_map.htm
* It is said that government during the Han dynasty began to turn back to the ways of Confucianism. What is Confucianism, and how would a government use it?
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html#CONFU
http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/deall/jin.3/c231/handouts/h5.htm
* What was the Silk Road?
http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/6F/06F75000.htm?z=1&;pg=2&br=1
http://sunsite.nus.edu.sg/mw/iss04/silk.html
* Find some interesting visuals that connect with the Han dynasty.
http://www.collectibles-museum.com/htm_original/jadepg43.htm
http://home.scs.brisnet.org.au/~jade/
http://mail.franceantiq.fr/sna/zen/default.htm
Remember, include any other interesting information that you might have found about the Han dynasty in your proposal for your exhibit.
Step 3:
Use the research that you’ve done to make a proposal that will sound like a great idea to the people in charge at the museum. Remember, your idea should be something that teaches young people about the dynasty that you researched. Make it clear to the people that you will be presenting to exactly what you are going to do with your exhibit. Be creative, including all the important research that you did on your topic.
Ideas:
* Build a portfolio including both pictures, and writing about the information that you intend on putting in your display.
* Use poster board to display pictures of artifacts that you found, write summaries of information to display on the poster board also.
* Make some sort of Power point presentation including slides filled with information that you’ve found about your dynasty.
* Make a three dimensional model that you might include in your display.
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