Ancient China (2nd grade)

Virginia Standards of Learning Addressed:

• 2.1 The student will explain how the contributions of ancient China and Egypt have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written language.
   

• 2.4 The student will develop map skills by:

a) locating China and Egypt on world maps

c) comparing the climate, land, and plant life of these regions

a) describing how people in these regions adapt to their environment

• 2.6 The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using title, map legend, and compass rose.
   

• 2.7  The student will describe the differences between natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), human resources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).
   

• 2.9 The student will explain that scarcity (limited resources) requires people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services.