Time Traveler to the Song Dynasty

Scenario: Through the magic of time travel, you have been sent back to the Tang Dynasty in China, however, due to experimental technology you only have 50 minutes. During this time gather as much information as you can, because then you will be brought back to 2007, where you will use your information to quickly write up an article of your visit. What you seen and learned for our "newspaper," no more than 5-6 paragraphs.


Task: You will have 40 minutes, to gather as much information on the dynasty as you can.
Create a simple graphic organizer if you like, or you can take notes on what you come across.
Pay attention to SPRITE-- Political, Economic, Religious, Social, Intellectual (technology, arts, and inventions), and Architecture (pagoda).

Focus on the golden age during the Tang Dynasty and achievements
--economy—who they traded with and how far
--don't focus on Empress Wu, she can be mentioned, but focus on big ideas, not on rulers.

Websites you can consult for "your time travels"


http://chinaknowledge.de/History/Tang/tang.html

Basic information and background of the dynasty. This is nicely laid out.


http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/tang/hd_tang.htm
Objects from the Tang dynasty


http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/classical_imperial_china/tang.html


After forty minutes of note taking and research, you will write up a creative news article or letter to a friend which is no more than 5-6 paragraphs in length, it is not a formal essay. It does not have to have a formal thesis.