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. | Dynasty | The Story of Ancient China/China's Later Dynasties/The Rise of Modern China | Date | Non-fiction | Read aloud | Readers | China: Countries and Cultures | |
. | Xia | The Story of Ancient China Chapter 1 | c. 2000-1500 BC | AC: P4-5; | WS: Why Snails have Shells; Traditional Painting p. 11-16 | Tales of a Chinese Grand-mother | Read P 6; answer questions P 7 | |
. | Shang | Chapter 2 | 1700-1027 BC | AC: P6-9 | WS: The Ant.. | | Minibook of virtues plus activities p. 13 | |
. | W. Zhou | Chapter 3 - p. 38 | 1027-771 BC | AC: P10-11 | WS: The Magpie.. | The Chi-Lin Purse | Learn to write numbers p. 14 | |
. | Eastern Zhou | p. 38 | | | WS: The Flying… | | Counting on one hand p15 | |
. | Spring and Autumn Period | p. 38 - 41 | 770-476 BC | AC: P12-13 | Chinese Myths | | | |
. | Warring States Period | p. 41 - 46 | 475-221 BC | AC: P14-15 | GMD: Paying Gold for Bones | Sunzi Speaks | Family tree p.21 | |
. | The Great Philosophers | p. 47 - 58 | | | Laozi, Zhuangzi | Confucius Speaks | Confucius activities p. 19; Discuss Confucian Sayings p.23 | |
. | Qin | p. 59-78 | 221-207BC | AC: P15-17 | WS: The Fox..; Traditional Painting p. 17-21 | | Great Wall Maze p.28 | |
. | Han | Chapter 6 | 206 BC-AD 220 | AC: P18-19 | Legends of Ten Chinese Festivals | The Dragon and the Eagle | Name provinces on map on page 27 | |
. | Age of division/three kingdoms | p. 117 - 131 | 220-589 | AC: P20-21 | Traditional Painting p. 23 - 28 | Lady of Chi'ao Kuo, Three Kingdoms | p.24 | |
. | Sui | p.131-136 | 589-617 AD | AC: P22-23 | WS: The Rooster..; Traditional Painting p. 29 - 38 | Mu-Lan | p. 26 colour and learn more about Chinese flag | |
. | Tang | p.137 - 175 | 618-907 AD | AC: P24-25 | A Golden Millet Dream | Monkey | Animals of China p. 29 | |
. | Early Times review | China's Later Dynasties Chapter 1 | | | WS: The Wolf… | | Holidays and Celebrations p. 34 | |
. | Northern Song | Chapter 2 | 960-1126 | | WS: The Vain; Traditional Painting p. 39 - 52 | | New Year's symbol p. 37 | |
. | Southern Song` | Chapter 3 | 1127-1276AD | AC: P26-37 | GMD: To Picture Bamboo Before Drawing It | | Chinese Games p. 42-43 | |
. | Yuan | Chapter 4 | 1271-1368 AD | AC: P38-39 | The Wrestler; Traditional Painting p. 53- 98 | The Kite Rider. I Rode a Horse of Milk-White Jade | Paper cuts p. 44-45 | |
. | Ming | Chapter 5 | 1368-1644 AD | AC: P40-41 | WS: The Rabbit Judge | The Examination, Bound, A Grain of Rice | | |
. | Qing | Chapter 6 & Epilogue etc. | 1644-1911 AD | AC: 42-43. Last Emperor, | A Queer Cricket, Zheng Banqiao tries a rock | Tiger, Spring Pearl, Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom, With the allies to Pekin | | |
. | Republic | The Rise of Modern China (20th Century Perspectives) p. 4-21 | 1911-1949 AD | AC: P44-47, The Man Who Changed China | WS: The Monkey's… A Story about Ping; Traditional Painting p. 99 - 107 | Young Fu of the Upper Yangtse, The House of Sixty Fathers | | |