K2L12 China's Great Wall

K2L12 China's Great Wall

by WHITNEY FAIRCHILD

Multiple Choice

What were The Silk Roads?

• Roads made of silk

• A trading route across continents

• Roads sewn together by silk

Multiple Choice

Where does silk come from?

• it grows on trees

• the cocoons of silkworms

• it's a plant

Multiple Choice

Did people other than the Chinese know how to make silk at first or was its production a secret?

• Everyone knew how to make silk

• The Chinese kept it a secret

​Word work: defense

• Soldiers who were camped in tents also watched for signals, ready to come to the defense of the wall...​

• ​A defense is a safeguard or protection against something dangerous.

• ​Washing your hands before you eat is a good defense against germs.​

Open Ended

How do you think the people who lived in China felt about these northern nomads taking their food, gold, and animals?

Poll

Do you think the Chinese people agreed with the emperor's dream, or did they build the wall simply because they were ordered to do so?

• They agreed with the Emperor's dream

• They were ordered to build the wall

Open Ended

What contribution did you hear about in today's read-aloud?

​TABLE WORK

• ​With your table, describe what the Great Wall looks like

Why was the Great Wall of China first built?​

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Multiple Choice

Did the Great Wall of China always provide a defense for its people in the northern part of China?

• Yes it always was able to protect them 

• No some invaders broke through

Who helped to build the Great Wall of China?​

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Why did the Chinese build watchtowers at intervals on the Great Wall?

​Who were they watching out for?

​INDEX CARD

​How is the Great Wall of China still important today?

• ​RESTATE QUESTION - COMPLETE SENTENCE