China’s ancient dynasties and geography

Data layers Blue layers (*) = created for this unit	Sample map images (click for large)	Discussion questions (examples)
1. Continents 2. Countries 3. Rivers 4. Lakes 5. China alone* (selected from Countries)	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where is China? Where are rivers? Why some places & not others? Where in China do people live? Where did they in the past? Why some places but not others?
6. Elevation & Bathymetry	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where are there mountains? How do they relate to rivers? How could they affect where people live? Where are there flat plains? How could they affect where people live?
7. Terrestrial Biomes	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where are there deserts? Where are there tundras? How could they affect where people live?
8. Shang dynasty* 9. Shang capitals* NOTE: there are 2 capitals from 2 points in time.	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where was the Shang dynasty? When did it exist? Why did it develop there? How is it related to [rivers, mountains, hot, cold, desert]?
10. Zhao dynasty* 11. Zhao capital*	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where was the Zhao dynasty? When did it exist? Why did it develop there? How is it related to Shang? [time, size, location, rivers, mountains, capital, …] How /why similar, different?
12. Qin dynasty* 13. Qin capital* NOTE: Early Great Wall is along the northern border – need a map layer for it!	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where was the Qin dynasty? When did it exist? Why did it develop there? How related to Shang, Zhao? [time, size, location, rivers, mountains, capital, …] How /why similar, different?
14. Han dynasty* 15. Han capital*	(click for large)	Discussion questions: Where was the Han dynasty? When did it exist? Why did it develop there? Howis it related to the others? [time, size, location, rivers, mountains, capital, …] How /why similar, different? How related to modern China?