The Story of China (BBC/PBS, 2016) - Episode 1: Ancestors

Keep students watching and writing the whole way through with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet for The Story of China (BBC/PBS, 2016) - Episode 1: Ancestors. The 33 questions follow the video in the order it plays, so students record each answer as that moment happens on screen instead of reconstructing it afterward — which holds their attention and leaves them with an organized set of notes to study from later.

Built for World History, it is a natural fit for World History classrooms (grades 7-12) covering Ancient China, and AP World History units on early civilizations and Chinese dynasties. It is sized to fit inside a single 60-minute period. Use it as a full-period viewing activity, a guided companion when you hand the room to a substitute, or a focused review at the end of a unit. A complete answer key is printed on the final page, so whoever is covering the class can run it with no preparation and no background knowledge. The 3-pages layout is clean and low-ink, designed to print two-sided.

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