Chinese Home
Take a tour through a Chinese home from the Quing Dynasty at this site from the Peabody Essex Museum. You can learn about the daily life of the family who lived in the house; explore Chinese architecture and design; and examine everyday items in the house.
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Social Studies: History

  Curriculum Standard 16

• Demonstrate an understanding that people, artifacts, and documents represent links to the past and that they are sources of data from which historical accounts are constructed.
• Display historical perspective by describing the past through the eyes and experiences of those who were there, as related through their memories, literature, diaries, letters, debates, arts, maps, and artifacts
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• Analyze historical documents, artifacts, and other materials for credibility, relevance, and point of view.
• Examine historical materials relating to a particular region, society, or theme; analyze change over time; and make logical inferences concerning cause and effect.

  Curriculum Standard 18

Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significant developments of world history including the study of ancient, medieval, and modern Europe (Western civilization) with particular emphasis on those developments that have shaped the experience of the entire globe over the last 500 years and those ideas, institutions, and cultural legacies that have directly influenced American thought, culture, and politics.

Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the origin, development, and distinctive characteristics of major ancient, classical, and agrarian civilizations including the Mesopotamian, Ancient Hebrew, Egyptian, Nubian (Kush), Greek, Roman, Gupta Indian, Han Chinese, Islamic, Byzantine, Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations.

The Arts: Visual Art

  Curriculum Standard 4

• Know that the visual arts have both a history and a specific relationship to various cultures.
• Identify specific works of art in particular cultures, times, and places.
• Describe how history, culture, and visual arts influence each other.

• Compare the characteristics of works of art representing various cultures, historical periods, and artists.
  
• Describe and place a variety of art objects by style and artist, and by historical and cultural contexts.
• Describe how a given work of art can be interpreted differently in various cultures and time.
• Analyze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.