Source Analysis Resources by https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources Explore the world of China :) en-us 2019-02-26 22:58:48 UTC 2026-02-19 06:27:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Source 1: Oracle Bones from Ancient China lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335681496 - Plenty of rich 'inscriptions' written on the bones
- More than 45,000 characters are written on different bones and they are all extremely hard to translate :( 
- Nonetheless, it gives us ideas of the past

Sites: 
http://www.chinasage.info/oraclebones.htm]]> 2019-02-26 23:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335681496 Guide into Sources Analysis lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335681708 This activity involves both Research and Analysis of images. This means that for some of the questions. You will have to do your own research!

If you need extra the sources are provided for you on the page.

Write all your responses in Paragraphs and Full Sentences - except for questions 1 of each source

Remember, you are being Historians! You are not trying to make correct responses, you are making an inference (a guess) based on what you see alongside evidence.]]> 2019-02-26 23:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335681708 Instructions lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335683428 1. Question 1 asks for you type of source
- Is it a primary source or a secondary source? Why? (Is it an artefact from the time? Is it an interpretation written in a different period?)

2. Question 2 asks you for its origins! It is a Summary.
- Where is it from? Who was responsible for making the source? When was it made?

3. Question 3 asks for a Description
- What can be seen on the image? What does it look like? What is it made of?

4. Questions 4 and 5 asks for your Interpretation
- Question 4: What do you think the source is used for? What does it tell you about life during the time?
- Question 5: Using the image and researched knowledge, what do you think life was like during Ancient China? Explain why you think this way.

]]> 2019-02-26 23:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335683428 Source 2: Terracotta Warriors lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335686141 - We know it is made by the order of Qin ShiHuang
- Thousands and thousands of stone statues! 
- It tells us a rich history of the time 

Sites: 

https://www.chinahighlights.com/xian/terracotta-army/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/emperor-qin/]]> 2019-02-26 23:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335686141 Source 3: Artist depiction of musicians performing during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335749213 - Try searching Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
-  This one is challengingYou may not find the picture online, but remember, you are inferring information based on what you see! This is what historians do with evidence.
- Are they playing music? Is this a piece of art? If so, what does this piece of work tell you?
- Use different resources from your research to draw your conclusion about this source! 

Sites: 

https://www.ancient.eu/article/1128/the-art-of-the-han-dynasty/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Han-dynasty]]> 2019-02-27 05:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335749213 Source 4: A Yue (Battle-axe head) with a dragon design, from the late Shang dynasty lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335793687 - The Shang Dynasty is confirmed to be the first ruling dynasty (1760 BCE)
- Interesting Fact: They excelled at making Bronze tools 

Sites: 

Go on to compass -> Humanities -> Resources -> Source Analysis Activity Resource Folder -> 7.4 people of Ancient China

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/7810999323691798/  
(You can see wonderful images of different artefacts here)

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/shang-dynasty-china/a/shang-dynasty-article]]> 2019-02-27 09:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335793687 Source 5: Translation of The Analects by Confucius lnay https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335797328 - Born around 551 BCE and considered one of the most influential scholars in history
- This only a small snippet of his work, look through source and look through the textbook evidence to answer the questions

Sites: 

Compass -> Humanities -> Resources -> Source Analysis Activity Resource Folder -> 7.7 Confucian, religion and law ]]> 2019-02-27 09:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lnay/ancientchinasources/wish/335797328