GSTEQ

History Alive!

Textbook

Supplemental

Assessments

Standards*

1. Why do people live and move where they do?

1.1 Creating Annotated Relief Maps of Ancient China [4 days]

Ch. 5-1 “The Geography of China’s River Valleys”

Yangtze River Web Tour

RIGSE: 5-1 – Many ways Earth’s people are interconnected

RIGSE: 5-2 – Interconnected World

RIGSE: 5-3 – Choices Interconnected world

RIGSE HP 2

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3

Era 4 WH 5,6,7

Era 5 WH 1

2. Why do people live the way they do?

2.2 Learning About the Three Ways of Thought: Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism [5 days – with Vinegar Tasters lesson]

3.2 Creating Mini-Dramas About Daily Life in the Han Dynasty [4 days]

Ch. 5-2 “Confucius and his Teachings”

Ch. 5-1 “The Geography of China’s River Valleys”

Book Excerpt: The Tao of Pooh – Vinegar Tasters – Lesson on Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism

RIGSE G&C 1-4
RIGSE HP 1-3

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Era 5 WH 1,2

3. How and why do human societies organize the way they do?

2.2 Creating Imperial Robes About China’s Legendary Emperor’s [4 days]

3.1 Examining the Reign of Qin Shi Huang Di [3 days]

Imperial China: 1.4 Dynastic Rule in China: From the Sui to the Ming [5 days]

Ch. 5-3 “Strong Ruler Unite Warring Kingdoms”

RIGSE – G&C 1-2, 4

Era 1 WH 2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5,6

Era 5 WH 1,2

4. How does technology affect people’s lives?

3.3 The Silk Road: Examining Foreign Influences on Chinese Culture [3 days]

Ch. 5-4 “Achievements of Ancient China”

Medieval Times Ch. 4-1 “Golden Ages of China”

Chinese Writing – Names, Birthdays, Frogs (China Seminar) [1 day]

RIGSE – G&C 5

RIGSE – HP1

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3,4

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,6

Era 5 WH 1,2

5. How has conflict and cooperation shaped human history?

RIGSE – G&C 1,3,5

RIGSE – HP1,2,3

Era 2 WH 1,3

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3

Era 5 WH 1,2

6. How has the quest for resources affected human history?

3.3 The Silk Road: Examining Foreign Influences on Chinese Culture [3 days]

Ch. 5-4 “Achievements of Ancient China”

RIGSE – G&C 1,5
RIGSE – HP 1,2,3

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 2 WH 1,2,3

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 5 WH 1,2

7. How do we know what we know about human history?

Imperial China 2.4 Defending Marco Polo: The Truth About China” [3 days]

RIGSE – HP 1,2,3

Era 1 WH 1,2

Era 3 WH 1,4

Era 4 WH 1,5,6

8. Why do civilizations rise & decline?

3.1 Examining the Reign of Qin Shi Huang Di [3 days]

Ch. 5-3 “Strong Ruler Unite Warring Kingdoms”

RIGSE – G&C 1,5
RIGSE – HP 1,2,3

Era 2 WH 1,2,3

Era 3 WH 1,2,3,4,5

Era 4 WH 1,2,3,5,6,7

Era 5 WH 1,2