History Essay

1. Described Chinese ancestor’s culture, everyday life, and region in a complete paragraph with no grammar errors.

2. Described what was found at each source and how it relates to Chinese ancestor’s homeland (10 total descriptions)

3. Determined whether each source is primary or secondary with no errors

4. Assignment includes a specified culture or region and list of 10 sources.

DO NOT USE the library to search for sources. You must have a specific resource for each one, not an index and you should have 10 different types of sources from the following list that relate to the earliest recorded history of your ancestor’s homeland. What you find must predate 1500 CE.

• Map
• Video Clip
• Audio Clip
• Photograph of ruins, monument, person, or historical site
• Government document or records, tablet, rock art, hieroglyphs
• Letter written by someone from the region
• Diary written by someone from the region
• Newspaper Article
• History Journal Article
• Web Article
• Glossary or encyclopedia-type description of the region and culture of the past
• Picture of artifact
• Artwork related related to the culture of region
• Novel or short story about any topic related to your region and culture before 1500 CE
• Textbook Reference
• Museum Exhibit
• Memorial or monument dedicated to an event or person related to your culture or region prior to 1500 CE
• Picture (painting or other depiction of building, town, people) related to topic
• Modern movie made about the culture or region before 1500 CE