RESOURCES
The primary source for this WebQuest is the Website: Ancient China: Qin and Han.
However, other internet-based resources are as follows:
General Histories of the period
http://www.fsmitha.com - perhaps the most useful of all the websites for factual detail but very heavy going to read it all through
http://www.historylink101.com/china_history.htm - this website has a range of material some of which is relevant to this study and some of it is commercial
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/ - this is a great general site on this period in China and provides good detail with some interesting sidelines to be explored
http://www.mrdowling.com/613chinesehistory.html - a very brief overview - useful as an introduction only
http://www.crystalinks.com/chinadynasties.html - a general site on the history of the Chinese dynasties
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/QinDynasty.Chron.html - Qin dynasty
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/FormerHan.Chron.html - Early Han dynasty
Inventions
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/compass2.html - the compass
Daily Life
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/ - some interesting facts but be careful. Most of it is not about the Qin and Han
http://members.aol.com/donnclass/Chinalife.html#HAN - a good, interesting article
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/10/01/html/ft_20011001.3.html - from the National Geographic
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html - a limited number of useful resources
Personalities
Wu Di - Han Emperor - http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/WuTi.html
Zhang Qian - http://campus.northpark.edu/history/Classes/Sources/ZhangQian.html
Disclaimer: At the time of the preparation of this WebQuest all internet sites were active and carried only appropriate materials. The author is in no way responsible for any sites no longer active nor for any materials since placed on these websites.
Sima Qian - http://www.members.tripod.com/~journeyeast/sima_qian.html
