Catching Up with Asia's Dynasties

For this mini-unit on China and Japan, covering the time period from 581 BC to 1477 BC, you will ...

• Create two (yes, 2) timelines
• Identify the people and terms listed below
• Complete a reading quiz on WEDNESDAY!! in class

Now for the details ...

READING QUIZ (1 Minor Grade)

• For Wednesday, Nov. 19th, have read (and taking notes is encouraged) pp. 247 to 267

IDENTIFY TERMS and PEOPLE (1 Minor Grade)

• In Google Classroom, you will find an assignment labeled China/Japan Terms, this will need to be completed by Friday and turned in via Google Classroom. Remember, when we identify terms and people, it is not just a simple definition, and it MUST BE IN YOUR OWN words! Do NOT copy and paste!! Read, think, analyze, and then write your OWN summaries of the people and terms.

TIMELINES (1 Major Grade)

You will create 2 timelines - 1 for China and 1 for Japan, both covering the same time period 581 BC to 1477 BC. Your timelines will cover certain Dynasties or Empires of each country (list will be below). For each Dynasty, on the timeline you will include ...

• The years it covered
• Map showing the empire's/dynasty's realm of influence
• An example of Art (either from the time period or influenced by the time period)
• Any important innovations that occurred during that dynasty (major building projects, new technologies, new ideas, new forms of government, new ideas on religion/philosophy)

For each of the above, you need a picture and a short (250 characters or less) description.

For China, your timeline will include ...

• Sui Dynasty
• Song Dynasty
• Mongol Empire (under Genghis Khan rule)
• Yuan Dynasty

For Japan, your timeline will include ...

• Shotoku Tainshi Period
• Heian Period
• Kamakura Shogunate
• Onin War years (for the map, show the major warring clans)

This mini-unit project, including ALL parts in due Friday Nov. 21!!

In addition to your book (see Ch. 8) here are a few videos to help you gather information ...