Twelfth graders take stock of China’s contributions to the world — the Four Great Inventions (papermaking, printing, the compass, gunpowder) and its traditional arts (calligraphy, painting, Peking opera, kung fu) — sorting invention from art.
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China has shaped the world — through world-changing inventions and rich traditional arts. Can you tell an invention from an art?
Project this and sort each into 发明 (fāmíng - inventions) or 艺术 (yìshù - arts).
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China shaped the world through inventions and arts — which is which?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Advanced).
Explore Chinese contributions.
Connect to world history.
Compare cultural contributions.
Value Chinese culture.
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Have students name one Chinese invention and one Chinese art (like the compass and calligraphy). A printable culture sheet is in the World Languages library.
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