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SS.07.04.01
Standard:
07.04.01 Describes the significance of major achievements from Indian, Chinese, Japanese, African civilizations in the areas of art, architecture, technology, and mathematics
Standard Unpacked:
Describes the significance of major achievements from Indian, Chinese, Japanese, African civilizations in the areas of art (Japan – Haiku), architecture (i.e., Egypt – pyramids); technology (i.e., China – printing) and mathematics (i.e., India – the idea of zero)
Lesson Plans:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/experiencing-haiku-through-mindfulness-30835.html Haiku Lesson Plan
Resources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/pyramid_challenge/index_embed.shtml Pyramid Builder
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-invented-the-zero Idea of Zero
http://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/background-information/invention-woodblock-printing-tang-618–906-and-song-960–1279 Chinese printing