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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Second Sino Japanese War

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article examining the Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 - September 9, 1945) between China and Japan.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: The Imperial Era: Mongolian Interlude

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the interlude of Mongol rule in China with Kublai Khan establishing the Yuan dynasty. This introduced vast cultural changes in China.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marco Polo

For Students 9th - 10th
(1254-1324) A famous Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk Road to China.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marco Polo

For Students 9th - 10th
A Christian merchant who introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China.
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Other

Saudi Aramco World: The Longest Hajj: The Journeys of Ibn Battuta

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated article considers the travels of Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century Islamic adventurer, who, like Marco Polo, wrote a famous narrative of his journeys, which stretched from Tangier to China.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: The Sino Japanese War, 1937 to 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
A short account on the war between Japan and China starting with the famous "Marco Polo Incident."