Additional Activities
  • Use Venn diagrams to compare and contrast ancient China and Egypt.

  • Make a timeline of major events for ancient China, ancient Egypt, and modern China and Egypt.

  • Read various Chinese and Egyptian folk tales and legends to students.

  • Have students make flip books to store important facts about ancient China and Egypt.

  • Use the Internet to find information and pictures that illustrate the similarities and differences between ancient and modern-day China and Egypt.

  • Research what an archeologist does; look for important finds in ancient Egypt or China.

  • Have the class plan a Chinese New Year’s celebration.

  • Use videos to show examples of Chinese and Egyptian culture and monuments.

  • Read fictional books to students about China and Egypt.

  • Help students make paper by pressing scraps of paper with water and drying them.

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