1. Time Travel Tourism - TTT
Today you are going to start a project on the Chinese Dynasties
You will be in groups (I pick this time) and you will research one of the following dynasties
Your group will have a number assigned to it, the number corresponds with the dynasty you are going to research…
1. Shang
2. Zhou
3. Qin
4. Han
5. Sui
6. Tang
7. Song
8. Yuan
9. Ming
10. Ching
11. Republic

3. TTT Part One – Research
Read the intro for your dynasty – on my website under today’s date
Take notes in an organized format – in your own words (do not copy and paste)
Find 1-2 other sources from SHS Databases
Take notes AND cite your sources
They must be academically appropriate, I don’t need books
All I need is a works cited, I don’t need note cards
You will have worktime today, and tomorrow to complete your notes, they will be due at the end of the period tomorrow
Laptops today, CPU lab tomorrow

4. What to focus on for your TTT research…
General Prompt: What is interesting and notable about your assigned dynasty? You must answer this question
Relevant Unit Questions:
Physical: What is the impact of physical geography on Chinese history?
Religion: What is more important: the needs of the individual or the needs of society?
How should we behave in order to create an orderly society?
Is it more important to have order, or freedom?
Government (Dynastic System): What is authority based on?
What is power?
Why do some people have power over others? How does power change hands?
Education: How do you measure learning and merit?
How do societies pass on values and knowledge?
Defense: How did Asian nations respond to European colonization attempts?
**NOTE** YOU WILL HAVE A SECOND PIECE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT THAT I WILL REVEAL ON FRIDAY, YOU WILL NEED STRONG NOTES IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT.