Eastern Zhou Dynasty

These Shang Dynasty China bellringers are perfect to introduce middle or high school students to world history, art, archaeology, and social studies! They focus on art and archaeology from Shang Dynasty China. These are fun, easy warmups to any class, daily bell work, or even as substitute plans. They are also great early finisher activities.

These Spooky Season bellringers are perfect to introduce middle or high school students to world history classes, art classes, and social studies classes! They focus on art from Mexico (Aztecs, Zapotecs, and Posada's calaveras), medieval and early modern Europe (dance of death/danse macabre and vanitas still lifes), East Asia (tomb figures and bats as symbols), and ancient Peru (Chavín). These are fun, easy warmups to any class, daily bell work, or even as substitute plans. They are also great early finisher activities.

This Visual History Primer is an introduction to China's Qin dynasty. It covers topics such as the Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (the First Emperor), Legalism, the archaeology of the Qin dynasty, the terracotta army, and more. For ease of reading, the text is in one full-color PDF and is similar to a textbook chapter. It is beautifully illustrated with photographs, many taken on-site, to make the ancient Qin dynasty come alive.

This printable page of guided notes is for a video about bronze focusing on a Shang Dynasty bronze vessel in the shape of a rhinoceros. It includes a word bank and paragraphs with blank spaces for students to fill in.

This information text/reading comprehension "bundle" on Shang dynasty covers topics such as the history of the Shang, ancestor worship, early Chinese writing, oracle bones, bronze metallurgy, jade, and more. For ease of reading, the text is in one full-color PDF and is similar to a textbook chapter. It is beautifully illustrated with photographs, many taken on-site, to make the ancient Shang dynasty come alive.

This primary source activity focuses on a bronze vessel from Shang dynasty China to help students learn to look closely and use that visual evidence to make a claim. It also helps them understand the value of art and material culture as primary sources, which are important for learning about many different ancient cultures!

Cut out and collage images of art from the Shang dynasty in ancient China! Use them for cultural collages, in notebooks and art projects, or on poster boards around the classroom.