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Module 3: Chinese Dynastic Cycle
 * Has their always been a China? Or have there been many China’s?**

Mandatory Activities:
 * Take the open note quiz on the dynasties. You may use the internet to help you with this quiz.
 * Do the Chinese dynasty timeline activity below.
 * Pick a specific dynasty and research it. Use the wikipage to get you started but then add content to the wikipage, including links, images, videos, and other material.
 * In a written type III answer the big question. Do you think that the Ming Dynasty and the Qin were both “China” or do you think that modern China is laying claim to both?

Alternate Activities:
 * Create an interactive timeline of Chinese history that goes from the Qin to the Qing dynasty.
 * Research how the Great Wall has taken on many forms over the years in China’s history.
 * Pick a specific historical event and research it and present your findings. Taiping Rebellion, Opium War, Mongol Invasion, Boxer Rebellion, The Civil Service Exam, the role of women in China.

Chinese Dynasties

Take some time to explore the Chineser Dynasties timeline
 * Click on each dynasty name to see highlights of that time period
 * Toggle to the "48-hour" timeline to get a different perspective on the enormity of Chinese history (see top-left corner of timeline)
 * Follow one or more of the multimedia links within the dynasty highlights

You may also find this of the territories of Chinese dyasties from the Zhou dynasty through the present day People's Republic of China to be a useful tool in visualizing the geographic spread of Chinese dynasties.

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