Author: Terry Kleeman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195171020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Pangu, a god asleep inside a giant black egg for 18,000 years, wakes up to create the world. Liu Bang, the founder of a Chinese dynasty, begins his life as a peasant. Sun Tzu, a fearless war strategist, writes one of the most popular books of all time. These are just a few of the captivating figures you'll meet in The Ancient Chinese World. Terry Kleeman and Tracy Barrett use a rich variety of intriguing primary sources-turtle shells, clay pots, an ancient wall, folk songs, poetry, and more-to construct a lively history of the politicians, farmers, warriors, and philosophers who created and shaped the ancient Chinese world. They also show us the fascinating process of constructing the historical jigsaw puzzle. Archaeologists discover a 400,000-year-old skull near modern-day Beijing and determine that it is one of our earliest human ancestors. A scholar who is prescribed "dragon bones" to cure an illness realizes that the bones-which are actually turtle shells-contain ancient Chinese writing used to send messages to the gods. The fantastic discovery of Lady Hao's tomb reveals that in ancient China a powerful woman led soldiers into battle. The letters exchanged by two military leaders show not only how the Chinese invented the sword, but also how they used the kite as a military weapon. Using these ancient artifacts and writings, Kleeman and Barrett weave the dramatic story of rulers, writers, soldiers, and citizens who made up the fascinating and unique world of ancient China.
Author: Terry Kleeman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195221648
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
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The Student Study Guide is an important and unique component that is available for each of the eight books in The World in Ancient Times series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be used with the student book at school or sent home for homework assignments. The activities in the Student Study Guide will help students get the most out of their history books. Each Student Study Guide includes chapter-by-chapter two-page lessons that use a variety of interesting activities to help a student master history and develop important reading and study skills.
Author: Paul Clarence Challen
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778720379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Along China's Yellow River, a mighty and technologically advanced civilization grew and flourished for thousands of years without any contact from the rest of the world. Life in Ancient China explores the daily lives of early the Chinese people, profiles the great dynasties that ruled China over the centuries, and introduces important religious and philosophical contributions, such as Confucianism, Daosim, and Buddhism. Enduring Chinese innovations, such as writing, papermaking, and The Great Wall are also featured.
Author: Tristan Boyer Binns
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756516475
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Examines how the Chinese worked, played and lived their daily lives.
Author: Virginia Schomp
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761446415
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Explores the mythology of the ancient Chinese one of historys greatest civilizations.
Author: Candice Ransom
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
ISBN: 1512476439
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Have you ever worn silk? Eaten Rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Chinese lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!
Author: Liz Sonneborn
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780531251768
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Explains the development of ancient China, with maps showing where the civilization was and how it expanded over time, short biographies of key historical figures, and a timeline of important events.
Author: Terry Kleemen
Publisher: Holt McDougal
ISBN: 9780195222463
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Book Description
Pangu, a god asleep inside a giant black egg for 18,000 years, wakes up to create the world. Liu Bang, the founder of a Chinese dynasty, begins his life as a peasant. Sun Tzu, a fearless war strategist, writes one of the most popular books of all time. These are just a few of the captivating figures you'll meet in The Ancient Chinese World. Terry Kleeman and Tracy Barrett use a rich variety of intriguing primary sources-turtle shells, clay pots, an ancient wall, folk songs, poetry, and more-to construct a lively history of the politicians, farmers, warriors, and philosophers who created and shaped the ancient Chinese world. They also show us the fascinating process of constructing the historical jigsaw puzzle. Archaeologists discover a 400,000-year-old skull near modern-day Beijing and determine that it is one of our earliest human ancestors. A scholar who is prescribed "dragon bones" to cure an illness realizes that the bones-which are actually turtle shells-contain ancient Chinese writing used to send messages to the gods. The fantastic discovery of Lady Hao's tomb reveals that in ancient China a powerful woman led soldiers into battle. The letters exchanged by two military leaders show not only how the Chinese invented the sword, but also how they used the kite as a military weapon. Using these ancient artifacts and writings, Kleeman and Barrett weave the dramatic story of rulers, writers, soldiers, and citizens who made up the fascinating and unique world of ancient China.
Author: Maria Backus
Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 0787705578
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Grades 4-6 * Color Overheads Included! Welcome to the fascinating world of ancient China - a land where silk cloth was produced 5,000 years ago; a land where written language emerged 3,500 years ago; and a land whose inventions dramatically changed not only China, but the rest of the world. The activities in the book provide insight into the history, dynasties, emperors, religions, customs, culture, inventions, arts, architecture, and daily life of ancient China. The eight full-color transparencies at the back of the book can be used alone or with specific activities listed in the table of contents.
Author: Benjamin Isadore Schwartz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674043316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
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The center of this prodigious work of scholarship is a fresh examination of the range of Chinese culture thought during the formative period of Chinese culture. Benjamin Schwartz looks at the surviving texts of this period with a particular focus on the range of diversity to be found in them. While emphasizing the problematic and complex nature of this thought he also considers views which stress the unity of Chinese culture. Attention is accorded to pre-Confucian texts, to the evolution of early Confucianism, to Mo-Tzu, to the Taoists the legalists, the Ying-Yang school, the five classics as well as to intellectual issues which cut across the conventional classification of schools. The main focus is on the high cultural texts, but Mr. Schwartz also explores the question of the relationship of these texts to the vast realm of popular culture.
