Welcome to the wikispace for World History - China!
We will use this wikispace through the quarter. On this wikispace you can access the current events, find assignments and even post your classroom notes.
May 3, 2011 Beginning Year's of Communism in China
Questions for the China: Mao Years Part 1
How did women's lives change?
How did peasants' lives change?
How did landlords' lives change?
April 21, 2011 Boxer Uprising Video Clip
Peking =
Forbidden City =
Empress Dowager =
Foreign Quarter = 1. How did the trade merchants from the West view China? 2. What two things are the Boxers against?
3. Why was it not a rebellion but an uprising?
4. Not actually mentioned in the film, but what treaty gave the foreigners the foreign quarter in Peking? 5. To which side did the Empress Dowager send her Imperial troops to support? 6. Who lost the battle between the foreigners and Boxers? 7. In the end, the Empress turned against the Boxers. Why do you think she did?
April 4, 2011
Today in class we read through the class syllabus together. You can read the syllabus below.
After reading the syllabus, we all posted on our individual pages an answer to the question, "Why do you think it is important to study history?" We then began the first current event together.
Welcome to the wikispace for World History - China!
We will use this wikispace through the quarter. On this wikispace you can access the current events, find assignments and even post your classroom notes.
May 3, 2011
Beginning Year's of Communism in China
Questions for the China: Mao Years Part 1
April 21, 2011
Boxer Uprising Video Clip
Peking =
Forbidden City =
Empress Dowager =
Foreign Quarter =
1. How did the trade merchants from the West view China?
2. What two things are the Boxers against?
3. Why was it not a rebellion but an uprising?
4. Not actually mentioned in the film, but what treaty gave the foreigners the foreign quarter in Peking?
5. To which side did the Empress Dowager send her Imperial troops to support?
6. Who lost the battle between the foreigners and Boxers?
7. In the end, the Empress turned against the Boxers. Why do you think she did?
April 4, 2011
Today in class we read through the class syllabus together. You can read the syllabus below.
After reading the syllabus, we all posted on our individual pages an answer to the question, "Why do you think it is important to study history?" We then began the first current event together.