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3rd Grade Social Studies Notes Covering Ancient China

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3rd Grade Social Studies Notes Covering Ancient China preview

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China cover: title beside a star-marked Asia map, with photos of the Great Wall, silk fabric and a terracotta soldier
Opening slide to launch the ancient China unit
Ancient China vocabulary notes defining ancient, B.C./B.C.E., A.D./C.E., civilization and contribution
Display while students fill in their vocabulary notes
Vocabulary fill-in: students write the missing term, such as civilization, on the blank before each definition
Student copy of the unit's key terms
Basic facts on ancient China: its location in Asia, villages on the Huang He from 5,000 BCE, and a Great Wall crazy fact
Background reading to introduce the civilization
China geography notes: Huang He and Yangtze rivers, terrace farming, and a map labeling Gobi Desert, Himalayas and Pacific
Map-reading discussion of rivers, mountains and farming
Geography maps comparing ancient China's first river villages, the empire at its height, and the country of China today
Compare how China's borders changed over time
Government in ancient China: emperors, dynasties, the Forbidden City in Beijing and the emperor's duties, with photos
Notes for a lesson on rulers and dynasties
Chinese contributions notes on kites, silk traded along the Silk Road, and the compass, each shown with a photo
Part one of the inventions lesson
Bronze as a Chinese contribution: copper and tin melted, mixed and poured into molds, with a ritual vessel and statue
Explain how metalworking shaped daily life
Fireworks and other ancient Chinese inventions: tea, porcelain, printing, seismograph, with an Olympic fireworks photo
Wrap-up of inventions still used today
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Grade 3, 4, 5

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About This Product

Go over the basic facts of Ancient China using these notes. This product includes a printable and digital Google Slides version of the notes pages. The digital version comes in two different sizes: portrait, for student use or distance learning use, and landscape - useful for displaying on interactive boards or with a projector. To open the digital versions, click the links provided in the pdf, and you will automatically be prompted to create your own copy of the notes pages, which you can then use in your classroom.

it is geared toward the Virginia SOLs, but can be used as an introduction to Ancient Chinese contributions, geography, and architecture.

Included in the notes pages:

Important vocabulary

Basic Facts

Geography

Geographical Change Over Time

Government - Emperors

Contributions - fireworks, silk, the kite, etc,

Language - writing with characters and symbols

Architecture - information about the Great Wall and other architectural features and contributions of the Ancient Chinese

Human, Natural, and Capital Resources - how the Ancient Chinese adapted to their environment, terrace farming, etc.

A Quick Check to assess student's knowledge of the unit

If you need activities to go along with this unit, check them out here: Ancient China Activity Pack


If you would like additional Ancient Civilization notes pages and activities, check out this list below:

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Ancient Egypt Activity Pack

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Ancient Greece Activity Pack

Ancient Rome Notes Pages

Ancient Rome Activity Pack

Ancient Mali Notes Pages

Ancient Mali Activity Pack

Ancient Civilization and Virginia Studies Timeline Bulletin Board


For even more social studies content, check out the products linked below:

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What's Included

Includes portrait and landscape pdf notes pages plus links to portrait and landscape digital notes

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