World History
- Daily Life In Ancient China
Daily Life in Ancient China - This site geared towards children which describes itself as, "Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh. Explore daily life in 4 Chinese Dynasties. Read things written in BC times. Take a quick look at 11,000 years of ancient...
- History Of China
History of China. This is a decent summary and overview of the history of the Asian nation of China. From the site: China is the oldest continuous major world civilization, with records dating back about 3,500 years. Successive dynasties developed...
- Chinese Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi
Chinese Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi - The life of Tzu Hsi, who rose from being a concubine in the Forbidden City to become the empress of China. From the site: Tzu Hsi (pronounced "Tsoo Shee" and spelled Cixi in Pinyin) was born on November 29, 1835....
- Teaching About China
Teaching about China. This is an essay on teaching about China. It includes some information on Chinese history. The essay is a bit dated but still good. From the site: Contributing to the misunderstanding of China is a condition of political ambiguity,...
- Intro To China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those...
World History
China's Great Uprooting: 250,000,000 to the City
Two Hundred and fifty million rural Chinese residents will move into newly constructed towns and villages over the next dozen years in what the New York Times calls, "a transformative event that could set off a new wave of growth or saddle the country with problems for generations to come."
What a change for Mao's peasants! Here's part 2 of the Time's series about China's push from farm to city with an interesting slide show and below is chart showing the projected growth of China's urban population that I saw in Architecture Daily News.
What a change for Mao's peasants! Here's part 2 of the Time's series about China's push from farm to city with an interesting slide show and below is chart showing the projected growth of China's urban population that I saw in Architecture Daily News.
- Daily Life In Ancient China
Daily Life in Ancient China - This site geared towards children which describes itself as, "Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh. Explore daily life in 4 Chinese Dynasties. Read things written in BC times. Take a quick look at 11,000 years of ancient...
- History Of China
History of China. This is a decent summary and overview of the history of the Asian nation of China. From the site: China is the oldest continuous major world civilization, with records dating back about 3,500 years. Successive dynasties developed...
- Chinese Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi
Chinese Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi - The life of Tzu Hsi, who rose from being a concubine in the Forbidden City to become the empress of China. From the site: Tzu Hsi (pronounced "Tsoo Shee" and spelled Cixi in Pinyin) was born on November 29, 1835....
- Teaching About China
Teaching about China. This is an essay on teaching about China. It includes some information on Chinese history. The essay is a bit dated but still good. From the site: Contributing to the misunderstanding of China is a condition of political ambiguity,...
- Intro To China - World's Most Typical Person
This is how I will begin my unit on China. It is a great way to remind the kids that while they may be from the US, they are anything but typical. I love that my school has a growing Chinese and Indian immigrant population which makes those...