China Inquiry -- History 30% Project History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use the

knowledge of the past to address current issues

Zack Gordon 3/20/13 7 China Inquiry

Explore current China through the news. *Question provided for this inquiry.
Compare and contrast cultural diffusion (sharing of ideas and goods) of ancient and modern China.

1.) Inquiry

(3-5+ sentences Stretch your thinking; Be specific; Draw connections from past history and current events)
To this day modern China is not that type of trading country. The Chinese traded with the U.S for good and spices. China is extremely rich country. That is why it says, made in China on almost everything that you have. In the ancient China time they where also an extremely powerful and well-organized country. Most of all of the other countries relied on the Chinese to give them their goods and there weapons for battle. Overall modern China is a bit more successful than ancient, but still they both accomplished an abundance of achievements.

2.) Prediction What do you think you will find?

3.) Citations of References A. China Revealed Silk Road Embedded Video (Only watch the first 3 minute video) B. Office of the US Trade Representative Text-- Website
Use easybib.com to properly cite the reference materials that you use for your investigation within the selected news site. Select APA format. Alphabetize.
A.) "Classic Discovery Shows." Discovery Channel. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2013. B.) "China." Office of the United States Trade Representative. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.

Zack Gordon 3/20/13 7 China Inquiry

(Expected and unexpected answers, insights, and questions related to the inquiry focus. Use Language Toolkit 2 for help with citations using APA style)
1.) The Wager atomists reign that stretches over four times the size of Californias and it is as big as Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal combined. 2.) The silk from China is about the same amount of gold by its wait in Europe. 3.) U.S. goods and services trade with China totaled $539 billion in 2011. Exports totaled $129 billion; Imports totaled $411 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with China was $282 billion in 2011. 4.) U.S. exports of agricultural products to China totaled $18.9 billion in 2011, the 2nd largest U.S. Ag export market. Leading categories include: soybeans ($10.5 billion), cotton ($2.6 billion), hides and skins ($1.2 billion), and coarse grains ($843 million).

4.) Investigation (2+ pieces of evidence per Citation = 4+ Pieces of Evidence)

5.) Analysis (5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model) Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry Question For your Evidence statement use one of your Direct Quotes Color-code your paragraph -In modern China the Chinese traded with the U.S for all of the supplies and goods that they needed. The amount cost to trade with the U.S and China was $539 in the year of 2011. Furthermore modern China seems like it relies on the U.S for a lot of rare and valuable goods and materials. In ancient China the route for trading with other countries was known as The Silk Road. Using the silk road the Chinese transported many goods to other countries, such as silk, spices, and weapons Compare and contrast cultural diffusion (sharing of ideas and goods) of ancient and modern China.

Zack Gordon 3/20/13 7 China Inquiry for battle. Silk in Europe was an extremely valued good. It was worth its wait in gold in Europe. Furthermore The Silk Road was a big part in trading for ancient China. The Chinese culture from way back 1700 BCE and to the present day has made history.

INQUIRY RUBRIC Research

A Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com without exception Ideas and elaboration include thorough and insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Is free of most errors conventions.

B Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com with few exceptions. Ideas and elaboration include insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice occasionally. Is generally free of most errors in conventions. Follows instructions with one or two omissions, and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

C Somewhat uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas or elaboration includes insightful historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and highlevel word choice. Has some errors in conventions.

D Does not use the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas nor elaboration include historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Contains errors in conventions, so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured. Follows instructions with multiple omissions, and does not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Historical Connections

Written Expression

Quality of Work

Follows instructions completely and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Follows instructions with several omissions, may not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.