1. Why are most of the things we use are made in China? Explain.
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Why are most of the things we use are made in China? Explain.

2. Find and label the following countries and their capital city (*)
1.China and capital city 2. Mongolia and capital city 3. Taiwan and capital city 4. Hongkong 5. Tibet

3. The People’s Republic of China

4. REVIEW
In what part of China Macau is located?
-Southern Coast

5. REVIEW Complete the sentences.
1. The system in which the government allows little or no private ownership of property and has strong control over economy and society is ____________.
2. China has a _______________ government.
3. China’s “one country, two system” pledge refers to communism and _______________.

6. China’s History
Research and discussion guide questions:
1. Describe the Great Wall of China and explain why they built it.
2. What are the teachings of Daoism?
Who are these people and what are their contributions in shaping the history of China?
3. Kongfuzi
4. Laozi
5. Dr. Sun Yat-sen
6. General Chiang Kai-shek
7. Mao Zedong
8. Zhou Enlai

7. China’s History Great Wall of China
Was built to protect China from Northern invaders

8. China’s Government and Society
The Communist led China after 1949
Deng Xiaoping
- communist leader after Mao Zedong who gave people economic freedom and open China for Foreign trade
Tiananmen Square
- thousand of students died and arrested in 1989 who called for more democracy in China.

9. Government and Society
Chinese leaders have no respect for Human Rights
Tibet
Once a separate Buddhist Kingdom taken by China in 1950.
Dalai Lama
- the Buddhist leader of Tibet who is in exile in India and US.
About 70% of the people live in rural areas
360 million are living in urban areas

10. China’s Culture
Chinese are famous for traditional arts, painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Craft workers make bronze bowls, jade jewelry, decorated silk, glazed pottery and fine porcelain.
Chinese love of nature influenced painting and poetry
Artist paint on long panel of paper or silk.
Calligraphy
-is the art of beautiful writing
Porcelain is made from coal dust and white clay
Pagodas are Buddhist temple with many –storied towers
Chinese eat very simple. They eat balance diet, more on vegestables, seafoods, noodles. They use stir-fry method.

11. Get a piece of paper and do this.
Make a list of important persons in the history of China and write who they are and the things that they have done. P