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Genius Across the Centuries

History-Social Science Standard

7.3.5.

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Lesson 1 Inventing the Standard

1 Blue Jeans Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Scenes from Medieval China: Tea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3 Scenes from Medieval China: Paper and Printmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4 Scenes from Medieval China: The Compass and Shipbuilding . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 Scenes from Medieval China: Iron and Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

6 Scenes from Medieval China: Gunpowder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Lesson 2 Going to the Source

7 China’s Natural Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

8 My Inventions Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Lesson 3 Getting and Making Things

None required for this lesson .

Lesson 4 Natural Influences of Inventions

None required for this lesson .

Lesson 5 Social Influences of Inventions

9 Timeline of Chinese Dynasties 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

10 Timeline of Chinese Dynasties 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

11 Analyzing the Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Lesson 6 The Influence of Chinese Genius on the World

None required for this lesson .

Contents

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The Need:

The Invention:

The Influence:

The Resources (available):

VA #1 Blue Jeans Flowchart

Blue Jeans Flowchart

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VA #2 Scenes from Medieval China: Tea

Scenes from Medieval China: Tea

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VA #3 Scenes from Medieval China: Paper and Printmaking

Scenes from Medieval China: Paper and Printmaking

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VA #4 Scenes from Medieval China: The Compass and Shipbuilding

Scenes from Medieval China: The Compass and Shipbuilding

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VA #5 Scenes from Medieval China: Iron and Steel

Scenes from Medieval China: Iron and Steel

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VA #6 Scenes from Medieval China: Gunpowder

Scenes from Medieval China: Gunpowder

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China’s Natural Regions

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VIETNAM

BANGLADESH

THAILAND

CAMBODIA

PHILIPPINES

JAPAN

SOUTHKOREA

NORTHKOREA

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Grasses Dominant Steppe grass Alpine grass (some conifer and shrubs)

Vegetation Sparse or Lacking Drought and salt-tolerant grasses and shrubs Alpine and drought-resistant plants

0 125 250 500

Miles

VA #7 China’s Natural Regions

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My Invention Flowchart

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The Influence 3. On Natural Systems: 4. On Human Social Systems:

2. The Need:

The Invention:

1. The Resources (available):

Sources of the Resources:

VA #8 My Invention Flowchart

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Ancient ChinaNeolithic ca. 12000–2000 BCEXia ca. 2100–1800 BCEShang 1700–1027 BCEWestern Zhou 1027–771 BCE

Eastern Zhou 770–221 BCE

Spring and Autumn period 770–476 BCEWarring States period 475–221 BCE

Early Imperial China

Qin 221–207 BCEWestern Han 206 BCE–9 CEHsing (Wang Mang interregnum) 9–25 CEEastern Han 25–220 CEThree Kingdoms 220–265 CEWestern Chin 265–316 CEEastern Chin 317–420 CE

Southern and Northern Dynasties 420–588 CE

Southern DynastiesSong 420–478Qi 479–501Liang 502–556Chen 557–588

Northern DynastiesEastern Wei 534–549Western Wei 535–557Northern Qi 550–577Northern Zhou 557–588

VA #9 Timeline of Chinese Dynasties 1

Timeline of Chinese Dynasties 1

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VA #10 Timeline of Chinese Dynasties 2

Timeline of Chinese Dynasties 2

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Classical Imperial China

Sui 580–618 CET’ang 618–907 CE

Five Dynasties 907–960 CE

Later Liang 907–923Later Tang 923–936Later Jin 936–946Later Han 947–950Later Zhou 951–960

Ten Kingdoms 907–979 CE

Song 960–1279 CENorthern Song 960–1125Southern Song 1127–1279

Liao 916–1125 CEWestern Xia 1038–1227 CEJin 1115–1234 CE

Later Imperial China

Yuan 1279–1368 CEMing 1368–1644 CEQing 1644–1911 CE

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Analyzing the Effects

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Economics Government/Politics

Communication Transportation

VA #11 Analyzing the Effects

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