Curated OER
One China for All?
Young scholars explore relations among Taiwan, China and the United States in the 20th century.
Curated OER
Friend or Foe?
Students examine the historical roots of a new treaty established between China and Russia.
Curated OER
Symbolism in the Beijing Opera
Ninth graders examine examples of symbolism represented in the Beijing Opera. They analyze the uses of color in symbolism.
Curated OER
Celebrate Your Heritage
Students investigate what countries their ancestors originally came from and locate them on a world map. They use a map to plot the ancestral path that has led to their hometown. They create a travel log outlining facts/data about...
Curated OER
Dialogue: Languagae Learning
In this dialogue about language learning worksheet, pupils read questions and answers concerning learning various languages.
Curated OER
And Your Little Dog Too, My Pretty-Dog Breed Quiz
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of questions about breeds of dogs. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: The 20th Century
A collection of learning resources (videos, practice exercises, and quizzes) covering World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, with smaller additional sections on Chinese history, the Holocaust, human rights, and independence movements.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Nature in Chinese Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the importance of Nature in Chinese Art. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: Chinese Nuclear History
A collection of documents showing the history of nuclear power in China.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University: Chinese Nationalists
This site from the Arizona State University offers information about the Chinese Nationalists who played a part in the history of China.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Ancient Chinese Explorers
Discusses the different voyages of Zheng He and their significance in Chinese history. Includes good historical background and pictures.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chinese Porcelain: Production and Export
Chinese ceramics were first exported in large quantities during the Song dynasty. Chinese porcelain influenced the ceramics of importing countries, and was in turn, influenced by them. View pictures and read about the history of Chinese...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chinese Porcelain: Decoration
"Blue-and-white" porcelain was used in temples and occasionally in burials in China, but most was exported. View pictures of Chinese porcelain and read about the innovative glazing techniques in this essay.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Incredible History of China's Terracotta Warriors
In 1974, farmers digging a well near their small village stumbled upon one of the most important finds in archaeological history - vast underground chambers surrounding a Chinese emperor's tomb that contained more than 8,000 life-size...
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University: Glossary for Ancient China
Resource provides terms and definitions of ancient Chinese mythological figures, archeological terms, and historical terms.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Contested Territories
This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Ducksters
Ducksters: China History and Timeline Overview
Investigate the Chinese dynasties, emperors, wars, the Republican era, and the communist revolution on this site. Site includes some history and a timeline of the country of China.
Harp Week
Harp Week Explore History: Chester A. Arthur
This biography of Chester A. Arthur concentrates on his time as Collector of the New York Customhouse, and despite his use of the patronage system, when he became president, he became a civil service reformer.
Other
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
The Angel Island Foundation provides a history of the Immigration Station that was in operation from 1910 to 1940. Find information on the journey across the Pacific and conditions upon arriving at the Station.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Han Dynasty (206 b.c. 220 a.d.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the art of the Han dynasty from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China News: Scholars Take Stock of the Korean War
If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Korean War
A quick overview of the Korean War, its causes, outcome, and its role in the Cold War.
Princeton University
Princeton University: The Art Museum
The Art Museum at Princeton University has a permanent collection ranging over time from ancient to contemporary and from the Mediterranean to Western Europe, China, Latin America and the U.S. Greek and Roman antiquities and Roman...
