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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Can't, but Genghis Khan

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study the life of Genghis Khan from his childhood to adulthood as a conqueror. They write poetry for two voices. They investigate how rules and laws are made and work together to problem solve.
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Curated OER

Ancient China Test

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography and history test worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer and multiple choice questions about the history and geography of ancient China.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Asian Museum Exhibit

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders role play the role of a curator of a local museum. In groups, they develop a new exhibit on Asia. They research specific countries in Southeast Asia and present their exhibit to the class. Art must also be included in...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mongolia

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Mongolia. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
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Website
Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan

For Students 9th - 10th
Mongolia, its history, culture, and modern economy are all covered in this online exhibit.
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Website
Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan

For Students 9th - 10th
Mongolia, its history, culture, and modern economy are all covered in this online exhibit.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mongols

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Mongols of Mongolia. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ewenki

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Ewenki of Mongolia. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Mongolian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mongolian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Mongolia

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference guide that takes you on a virtual trip to the North Asian nation of Mongolia. Background overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, tourism, economy, and government. There are numerous...
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Handout
Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Mongolia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in Mongolia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Website
Other

Mongolian Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces Mongolian culture, with many links to additional information and resources about Mongolia and its history.
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Website
Other

Homelands Productions: The Reindeer People

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful site that explores the lives of the Tsaschin, reindeer herders of the taiga of northern Mongolia. Site explores the problems that threaten the reindeer population and thus the lives of the people.
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Unesco: Mongolia: Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

For Students 9th - 10th
The numerous rock carvings and funerary monuments found in these three sites illustrate the development of culture in Mongolia over a period of 12,000 years. The earliest images reflect a time (11,000 - 6,000 BC) when the area was partly...
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Website
Other

Asia Society: Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive storehouse of all types of information on Asia, both current and past: maps and statistics, Asian food, travel guides, photographs, articles, timelines, and more. Asia Source is the work of the Asia Society, a national...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

For Students 9th - 10th
Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from India and China beginning in the 600s. Over the succeeding centuries, Buddhism became the dominant cultural form in Tibet, exerting a powerful influence not only over religion, but also over...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....