TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments . .vii Unit Introduction: CHINESE DYNASTIES, PART TWO: THE SONG DYNASTY THROUGH THE QING DYNASTY, 960 TO 1911 . .1 Rationale and Introduction to Lessons . .1 Unit Goals . .3 Connections to Curriculum Standards . .3 Materials . .8 Equipment . .8 Time, Suggested Sequence of Activities . .8 Subjects, Suggested Grade Levels . .8 Lesson One: THE SONG DYNASTY, 960 TO 1279 . .9 Handouts 1A: The Song Dynasty (960–1279) . .19 1B: Song Dynasty Timeline and Flowchart . .20 2A: Taizu and Taizong . .22 2B: Huizong and the Loss of Northern China . .24 2C: Zhu Xi and Neo-Confucianism . .26 2D: Su Dongpo . .28 2E: Shen Kuo . .30 2F: Wang Anshi . .32 3: Interview Activity . .34 4: Map of the Song Dynasty . .35 5: Notes on People of the Song Dynasty . .36 6A: Wang Anshi’s Memorial to Emperor Renzong (1058) . .38 6B: Task Based on Wang Anshi’s Memorial . .40 7: Scroll Descriptions . .41 8: The Song City . .42 9: Scroll Activity (Optional) . .45 Transparencies 1: Initial Questions . .46 2: Questions about Cities . .47 Teacher Information 1: Interview Questions and Answers . .48 2: Image Descriptions . .49 Answer Keys 1: Song Dynasty Timeline and Flowchart . .51 2: Questions about Wang Anshi . .53 Lesson Two: THE YUAN DYNASTY, 1279 TO 1368 . .55 Handouts 1A: The Mongol Empire . .66 1B: Yuan Dynasty Map and Timeline . .71 2: Yuan Dynasty Image Worksheet . .73 CHINESE DYNASTIES PART TWO iii table of contents 3: Readers’ Theater . .75 4A: Yuan Drama . .81 4B: The Soul of Qian Nü Leaves her Body (Excerpt) . .83 4C: Creating a Yuan-style Drama . .89 5A: The Rise of Khubilai Khan and His Struggle for Legitimacy . .90 5B: Great Khan of the Mongols and Emperor of China . .92 5C: Yuan Society and Culture . .94 5D: Marco Polo . .96 5E: Problems during Khubilai Khan’s Reign . .98 6: Notes on Yuan Dramas . .100 Transparencies 1: Questions about Readers’ Theater . .101 2: Yuan Drama Quiz . .102 Teacher Information: Image Descriptions and Discussion Guide . .103 Answer Keys 1: Yuan Dynasty Map and Timeline . .106 2: Yuan Drama Quiz . .108 Lesson Three: THE MING DYNASTY, 1368 TO 1644 . .109 Handouts 1: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644 . .119 2: Scavenger Hunt Worksheet . .121 3A: Emperors and Eunuchs . .122 3B: Ming Government . .126 3C: Foreign Relations . .130 3D: Religions and Philosophies . .134 3E: Economy . .138 3F: Art and Literature . .142 4A: Group A Activity (Emperors and Eunuchs) . .145 4B: Group B Activity (Ming Government) . .146 4C: Group C Activity (Foreign Relations) . .149 4D: Group D Activity (Religions and Philosophies) . .150 4E: Group E Activity (Economy) . .151 4F: Group F Activity (Art and Literature) . .154 5: The End of the Ming Dynasty . .158 Maps 1: Map of the Ming Dynasty . .159 2: Map of China and Vicinity . .160 Teacher Information: Image Descriptions . .161 Answer Key: Scavenger Hunt Worksheet . .163 Lesson Four: THE QING DYNASTY, 1644 TO 1911 . .165 Handouts 1A: The Manchus . .174 1B: The Fall of the Ming and Rise of the Qing . .176 1C: Ming Loyalists and Anti-Qing Contenders . .178 2A: The Reigns of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong . .180 iv © SPICE table of contents 2B: Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism . .182 2C: Art and Literature . .185 3A: The Taiping Rebellion . .187 3B: The Nian and Muslim Rebellions . .190 3C: The Boxer Rebellion . .193 4A: Foreign Trade . .196 4B: The First Opium War . .199 4C: The Second Opium War . .203 5A: Chinese Migration . .206 5B: 19th Century Reforms . .208 5C: The End of the Qing Dynasty . .211 6: Puzzle Instructions . .215 7: Puppet Show Instructions . .216 8: Puppet Show Worksheet . .218 9: Puppet Show Review . .219 10A: Qing Dynasty Quiz . .220 10B: Qing Dynasty Answer Sheet . .222 Maps 1: Map of the Qing Dynasty . .223 2: Map of China and Vicinity . .224 Teacher Information: Resource Item Matrix . .225 Answer Keys 1: Qing Dynasty Dates . .234 2: Qing Dynasty Quiz . ..