The document summarizes key details about the Shang Dynasty from a reading passage. It includes vocabulary words like vessel, ceremony, and chariot. Students are asked to imagine discovering a Shang tomb and analyzing the artifacts found there, such as items placed in the tomb. They are directed to complete a reading notes worksheet and an artifact log analyzing objects from the tomb to avoid misinterpreting ancient history. The reading provides background on the Shang Dynasty and guides students in an analysis activity of artifacts from a Shang tomb.

1. Tuesday October 18, 2011The Shang Dynasty

2. Starter: The Shang Dynasty Reading Notes 20.2 – 20.4 Complete the, Reading Notes, 20. 2 – 20.4 Read each section as you complete the reading notes, read and follow the directions Reading Notes will be page 15 in your notebook

3. Pre-Teach Vocabulary Vessel - noun, receptacle, container, bowl, or pitcher, hollow used to hold liquids Ceremony – noun - ritual for formal occasion, service, formality, Chariot – noun, ancient 2-wheeled vehicle, Victim – noun, somebody hurt or killed, somebody or something harmed

4. What do you see?

5. Whose burial do you think this is?

6. What items are people bringing to the tomb?

7. Why might these objects be placed there?

8. You will become “archaeologists” who have just discovered a Shang tomb.

9. Analyze Artifacts of a Shang Tomb Think about the roles that chance, oversight, and error may play in interpreting ancient history. What are ways you can avoid misinterpretation as you analyze artifacts from a Shang tomb.

10. Social Studies Skill Builder Read and Follow the Directions of the Social Studies Skill Builder, Analyzing Artifacts Your Reading Notes will go into your notebook You will turn in your, Shang Artifact Log, 40 points