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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA. – 1994
Tomb art provides an invaluable window into China's history and culture. The understanding that spirits of dead ancestors can exert power and influence over the lives of their descendants has been a central tenet of the Chinese belief system, propelling the culture into practices ensuring the provision of comfort and status to the deceased in…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Area Studies, Art
Palumbo, Joseph – 1992
This document is a collection of lessons for teaching a unit on ancient Chinese history. The unit focuses on a specific dramatic moment in history from which students can explore the deeper meanings of selected landmark events and their wider context in the great historical narrative. Continuing narrative provides the contest in which the dramatic…
Descriptors: Asian History, Chinese Culture, Confucianism, Foreign Countries
Sargent, Marcia; Baral, Wanda – 1996
This simulation allows students to participate in the "ways" of ancient Chinese history and culture. The unit is organized into five major phases or "li's." Students may spend about one week on activities in each "li" which focuses on a major aspect of Chinese history, culture, or geography. In each "li"…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Chinese Culture