Ancient China

History Term 3 Assessment

Senior Unit
As part of your study on Ancient China, you will be required to research and present information to
the class. The project will consist of two parts:
1. Written report using Prezi (Miss C will help you with this)
2. Oral Presentation using your Prezi to support your presentation. (Miss C will discuss the
important elements of an oral presentation.)
ORAL PRESENTATION:

Students voice must be loud and clear so everyone can hear them.
Eye contact during the presentation is important ( dont read your entire presentation)
Incorporate your Prezi into your presentation (refer to your Prezi when appropriate, but
expand on what is written by facing the audience

You may work in partners for this task but if you choose to do this you need to complete 3 out of
the 4 topics. If you choose to work individually, you need to complete 2 out of the 4 tasks.
YOU MUST WRITE A ROUGH COPY AND HAND THIS IN AS PART OF YOUR ASSESSMENT
First topic Due

Friday Week 5

Second topic Due

Friday Week 7

Presentations will be in Week 8 You will be randomly selected and if you are not ready when your
name is called you will begin to lose marks.
You must have at least five research questions for each topic you choose. They should use these
key words:

Who
What
When
Where
Why
How

Eg Where was the Great Wall built? When was the Great Wall built? How was the Great Wall built? Who
was responsible for deciding the Great Wall should be built? Why did the Great Wall need to be built?

TOPIC 1 Geographical Features

Choose one of the following physical features of Ancient China. The Great Wall of China

The Yellow River

The Himalayas

The Terracotta Army

The Great Wall of China

TOPIC 2 Social Structure

To begin this topic you need to present a diagram to demonstrate the social
structure in Ancient China which includes the following groups:

Key Roles:

Emperor

Noble

Official

Peasant

Artisan

Merchant

TOPIC 3 - Festivals

The Lantern Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival

Chinese New Year

TOPIC 4 - Dynasties

Emperors

Shang Dynasty

Confucius

Han Dynasty

Qin Dynasty

Xia Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty