Ancient China Project Questions & Topic Ideas by Dawn Marie Scheckman https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr en-us 2017-02-09 13:07:00 UTC 2026-02-20 21:35:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Add interesting and useful research questions to this padlet. dawnmarie_scheckman https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152756373 Please keep your comments appropriate.]]> 2017-02-09 13:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152756373 Add topic ideas and keywords too... dawnmarie_scheckman https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152756457 examples: 
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Confucius 
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Art of War]]> 2017-02-09 13:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152756457 What's the deal with Qin Huang's Mom? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152829581 2017-02-09 16:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152829581 UMBRELLAS!!! https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152830117 yay
How did they change?
Why did they make such a fashion statement?
What did the first umbrella look like?]]> 2017-02-09 16:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152830117 Why was he so brutal? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152830453 2017-02-09 16:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152830453 Why are umbrellas on this? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152830558 2017-02-09 16:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152830558 Why did he become so brutal? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152873642 2017-02-09 18:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152873642 Why did the king's mom have an interest in killing him? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152876994 2017-02-09 18:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152876994 Why was the forbiden city so forbidden? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877238 2017-02-09 18:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877238 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877399 How did Qin Huang's Mom betray him?]]> 2017-02-09 18:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877399 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877474 How could the chancellor take power even though Qin was king? ]]> 2017-02-09 18:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877474 How and why did the shang dynasty end https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877481 2017-02-09 18:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877481 Why would his mom want to overthrow him? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877510 2017-02-09 18:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877510 When did Quin Huang's Mom start to have an affair? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877583 Was she in love with him or was she persuaded?]]> 2017-02-09 18:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877583 Why would his mom want to kill him https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877737 cause he was a power-hungry manipulative meanie]]> 2017-02-09 18:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877737 Why did the king want to unite the warring states? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877739 2017-02-09 18:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877739 Why was the great wall constructed? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877805 2017-02-09 18:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877805 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877925 When was the idea of the crossbow made into a functional weapon?]]> 2017-02-09 18:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877925 Does the Great Wall of China still serve a purpose, or is it just for tourists and such? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877954 It keeps out mongols]]> 2017-02-09 18:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152877954 How did the technology develop so quickly for battle. https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878095 2017-02-09 18:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878095 Did he have empresses? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878291 2017-02-09 18:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878291 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878386 Why was Qin Huang so afraid of death?
He was a wussy]]> 2017-02-09 18:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878386 Why was the qin king so unsmart to drink mercurey? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878391 2017-02-09 18:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878391 What weapons did they have? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878397 2017-02-09 18:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878397 Why was he obsessed with immortality? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878463 Because he wanted his legacy to live forever and he didn't want his kingdom to perish

]]> 2017-02-09 18:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878463 How were they so developed? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878486 2017-02-09 18:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878486 Why was his way of fighting so brutal and worthless?? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878601 He had many reasons but he was mad and determined to kill

]]> 2017-02-09 18:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878601 Who constructed the Great Wall of China and for what purpose? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878682 2017-02-09 18:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878682 how many dynasties were there https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878784 2017-02-09 18:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878784 Why did they need so many statues in the Terracotta Army? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878863 so that he could continue conquering people in the afterlife]]> 2017-02-09 18:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878863 Why did he create a river of mercery https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878881 2017-02-09 18:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878881 What kind of things did Qin Huang do to be described brutal? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878933 2017-02-09 18:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878933 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878971 2017-02-09 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152878971 Why was immortality the thing back then? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152879009 2017-02-09 18:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/152879009 Medicine ammartin01 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153104892 What were some of the more common medicinal practices? leeches

]]> 2017-02-10 16:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153104892 Why was the Qin dude so cruel and violent. https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153104916 Why was This king inaugurated at 13? Shouldent it be an older age such as 25-30?]]> 2017-02-10 16:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153104916 What did the great wall protect China from. https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153104942 2017-02-10 16:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153104942 Why, Why?!? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105061 Why does everybody hate Qin Shi Huangdi?]]> 2017-02-10 16:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105061 Why was calligraphy so important during the Chinese Dynasty? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105124 because]]> 2017-02-10 16:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105124 Han Dynasty https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105580 How did the Han Dynasty end]]> 2017-02-10 16:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105580 Why was Wu Zetian (the first empress of china) so cruel?? sssbulk https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105671 2017-02-10 16:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105671 Why didn't he go crazy from DRINKING MERCURY before he died? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105838 2017-02-10 16:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105838 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105959 2017-02-10 16:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105959 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105984 2017-02-10 16:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105984 Chinese Writing https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105994 How did the first writing develop?]]> 2017-02-10 16:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153105994 Why would he expect that fake warriors would protect him? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153127981  He thought that the warriors wold come alive and protect him.]]> 2017-02-10 17:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153127981 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128014 Why did ancient chinese people like to paint landscapes]]> 2017-02-10 17:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128014 how did the Mongols take over china? What is the difference between a political takeover and a religious takeover?- Calvin the god https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128212
And also, a point to ponder is who actually one the Mongol takeover? The Mongols had to assimilate into Chinese culture in order to have legitimacy- Legitimacy of rule is an important concept in the development of Chinese political order, starting in the Shang and Zhou periods.]]> 2017-02-10 17:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128212 Why did he https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128343 2017-02-10 17:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128343 Who would drink Mercury?!!?!?!? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128543 A person would drink Mercury thinking it was a life elixir. Pharaohs in Egypt did this too. Pharaohs in Egypt also tended to die young..... ]]> 2017-02-10 17:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128543 What kind of jewelry was in high demand during Quin Shuang's rule? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128571 2017-02-10 17:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128571 How did the Forbidden City get its name? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128624 It's not even really a city, and who built it? ]]> 2017-02-10 17:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128624 Oracle Bones https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128652 Oracle Bones were pieces of Ox shoulder which were used for a form of fortune telling.]]> 2017-02-10 17:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128652 why would huangdi have people build the terracota warriors if he wanted to be immortal https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128712 2017-02-10 17:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128712 WHY https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128884 Why did he choose to -]]> 2017-02-10 17:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128884 Why https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128903 2017-02-10 17:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128903 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128977 2017-02-10 17:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153128977 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153129026 ancient Chinese trade ]]> 2017-02-10 17:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153129026 Why was everybody so interested in killing the young King? Did he do something that bad? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144194 2017-02-10 18:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144194 Why Did King Qin Shi Huangdi want to be buried in a tomb in with mercury and copper? Did he feel like so many people wanted to kill him that he wanted to show them that he was never leaving https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144480 2017-02-10 18:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144480 Who found rice? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144539 2017-02-10 18:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144539 Who was Qin Shi Huangdi's father https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144616 2017-02-10 18:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144616 The Origin of Oracle Bones https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144668 Where do Oracle Bones come from? When did they get popular with rulers]]> 2017-02-10 18:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144668 Chinese Art https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144870 How were the first forms of Chinese art created and what materials did they use? Is Chinese art connected to other things on China?

]]> 2017-02-10 18:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153144870 What was the warring period? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145045 2017-02-10 18:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145045 Why was the Forbiden City forbiden? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145246 2017-02-10 18:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145246 The Grand canal baspijkerman01 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145300 Who had the idea to build the grand canal? How was it built?]]> 2017-02-10 18:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145300 Had they invented blow guns yet https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145357 2017-02-10 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145357 https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145408 Why did Qin Shi Huangdi burn books?]]> 2017-02-10 18:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145408 What role did the forbidden city play in the qing dynasty’s conquest of the ming? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145418 2017-02-10 18:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145418 why did the people in the outher kingdonm treat him badly https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145507 2017-02-10 18:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145507 What were the defenses of the forbidden city? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145578 2017-02-10 18:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145578 You could create a vacume to open the chamber https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145643 2017-02-10 18:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145643 Forbidden City https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145740 Why is the forbidden city forbidden? Why was is it a political center?]]> 2017-02-10 18:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145740 If Huangdi was so certain he would live forever, why did he make the Terra catta warriors? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145769 2017-02-10 18:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145769 Why were so many terra cotta soldiers built? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145872 2017-02-10 18:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145872 Why was rice popular? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145882 2017-02-10 18:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145882 you cold put in dobble dores to go in to the chaber https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145965 2017-02-10 18:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153145965 Ancient Chinese Research Questions https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153146493 1. How did rice develop in China?
2. How did the diet of rice affect the Zhou dynasty rule?
3. In what ways did the mainstream rice production influence Chinese economy?

]]> 2017-02-10 18:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153146493 How did the transition of power work at the forbidden city? https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153146634 2017-02-10 18:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153146634 Confucianism https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153230138 How was Confucianism originally practiced?]]> 2017-02-11 17:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153230138 Some of the things on this padlet are not even related to Ms. Sheckman's "plan" for this https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153230246 Specifically? My "plan" for this is for students to put all of their research questions and topic ideas on here... It looks like students have done this. ]]> 2017-02-11 17:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153230246 WHHYYYYY https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153250530 WHY 

WHYYYYYYYYYY?????? (this one is Ms. S)

]]> 2017-02-12 04:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153250530 Calligraphy https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153296934 What tools did one use in making calligraphy?]]> 2017-02-12 19:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153296934 Mercury https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153297055 Did Mercury cause Quin Huang to go insane and become extremely brutal?]]> 2017-02-12 19:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmarie_scheckman/7aibhv5eptsr/wish/153297055