Materials

• Text books, trade books, and various other materials that correlate to China and Egypt
• Chart paper
• Writing supplies

Instructional Activities

1. Have students brainstorm to develop a list of information about China and Egypt. The following Web site may be helpful:
   <http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/egypt/Main.html>
   
   
2. Review the key vocabulary in this unit.
   
   
3. Have the class create a chart of the similarities between ancient Egypt and China.
   
   
4. Have the class create a chart of the differences between ancient Egypt and China. Make sure they include monuments and contributions.
   
   
5. Prepare a Venn diagram to depict both the similarities and differences between Egypt and China. (For a sample Venn diagram, see below.)
   
   
6. Tell students to pretend they lived in Ancient Egypt or China. Have them choose one aspect or incident of their pretend life and write a story about it.
   
   
7. Have students share their stories.