1. Bell Work: Landmark Unit 4: China
Read the following description of a famous world landmark and see if you can guess what it is. Label it “Landmark.”
This landmark was built to keep northern nomads out of the country. Work on it began around 200 BC. Laborers were forced to work on it; many died. By the time it was finished, centuries after it was begun, it was about 4,000 miles long. Parts of it were as much as 30 feet wide. Some people think (though this is a myth) that it is the only human-made object visible from space. What is it?

2. Bell Work: Statues Unit 4: China
Write a paragraph explaining what you think these statues are. What do you think their purpose is? Label it “Statues.”

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Unit 4: China
Bell Work: Proverbs
Match these four virtues with a Chinese proverb that is meant to teach it. Label it “Proverbs.”
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Talk does not cook rice.
Forget injuries; never forget kindnesses.
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

4. Bell Work: Exam or Army? Unit 4: China
You are a young Chinese student from a poor family. Your family has worked hard to give you a good education so that you can get a government job and have a great future. Your friends laugh at you. They say that only boys from wealthy families win the good jobs. They think it is better to join the army. Which will you choose and why? Label it “Exam or Army.”

5. Bell Work: Test Anxiety
Unit 4: China
Bell Work: Test Anxiety
You are a student in China in Night has fallen, but you cannot sleep. Tomorrow you have a test. You know it will be the most important test of your entire life. You have studied for it, not for days or weeks or even months—but for years. As you toss and turn, you think about how your entire life will be determined by how well you do on this one test. Are we Americans as concerned about tests? Why or why not? Label it “Test Anxiety.”

6. Bell Work: Mongols China
You are a farmer in northern China in As you pull weeds from a wheat field, you hear a sound like thunder. Looking toward the sound, you see hundreds—no, thousands—of warriors on horses on the horizon, riding straight toward you. You are frozen with fear. Only one thought fills your mind—the Mongols are coming. What can you do to save yourself? Label it “Mongols.”

7. Bell Work: Leader China
Write a paragraph (at least 5 quality sentences) about what you think the characteristics of a good leader are? Write a second paragraph (at least 5 quality sentences) about the kind of leader you would be. Label it “Leader.”

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