From China's physical geography and earliest beginnings of civilization to the Qin and Han dynasties, here is a nicely designed worksheet on ancient China, which includes a graphic organizer and timeline to summarize the reading material. 

Concepts

confucius, confucianism, taoism, world religions, belief systems

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Additional Tags

the han dynasty, daoism, legalism, confucius, the qin dynasty, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• To accommodate for less space on the timeline, have learners label events with only numbers according to sequence, and then have them elaborate on those events on the back of the page
• Consider an alternative assignment whereby learners draw images to reflect what they learned about each section of the reading

Pros

• Graphic organizer allows learners to summarize according to dynasties, religions, and inventions

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3