Learning from Confucius

1. X Learning from Confucius Good morning, Class! Good morning, Mrs. Beth.

2. X Learning from Confucius I have an announcement to make. We are going for a unique field trip to learn about China. Where are we going, Mrs. Beth?

3. X Learning from Confucius We shall be visiting a site of historical importance. Some ancient Chinese objects have been found there. It will be interesting to examine them and learn about the history of China.

4. X Learning from Confucius Picture of Dr. Dave And the excavation site. We will be meeting Dr. Dave. He is an archeologist working there. An archeologist?

5. X Learning from Confucius Well, an archaeologist studies the past by digging up ‬and examining the remains of ancient civilizations. They can learn a lot about ‬ ‪the past by carefully examining ancient objects.   Wow, this is interesting. Will he allow us to help him dig?

6. X Learning from Confucius Yes, Nancy. He will.

7. X Learning from Confucius Before we go there, let’s read a little about ancient China. This will be helpful when you go to the site and work.

8. X Learning from Confucius Click this button to roll the projector down.

9. X Learning from Confucius When we look at the world map, China comes in the Asian continent.

10. X Learning from Confucius Here is the detail map of Asia. Can you locate where China is? Click on the map to locate China.

11. X Learning from Confucius China is here on the map. Some neighboring countries are India, Japan, Korea. Korea Japan CHINA India

12. X Learning from Confucius • Oldest continuous civilization • Most populated country today CHINA India

13. X Learning from Confucius Let’s go back to 400 B.C and see what China looked like. This was the time when pyramids were already built and Rome as a city was being founded. Jesus Christ was still to be born! CHINA

14. X Learning from Confucius • 481-221 B.C. – Warring States Period • 221 B.C. Onwards Unified China Picture Warring States Period China

15. X Learning from Confucius Picture of Confucius Confucius was a philosopher who encouraged people to live orderly and family-oriented life.

16. X Learning from Confucius Picture of Confucius He taught about correct behavior and relationships, which helped to bring harmony and compassion in the time of war. He even had a school of his own.

17. X Learning from Confucius Picture of Confucius Excavation site Well, he did teach history and much more. He was a teacher like you Mrs. Beth. Did he also teach world history?

18. X Learning from Confucius Dr. Dave told me that the sites that they are digging might tell us more about Confucius and his life. We will discover more when we go to the site. Excavation site Click the picture to enter the site.

19. X Learning from Confucius Backdrop of an excavation site. Hello children! I am Dr. Dave. I am so glad you came. We recently discovered this site and believe that together we all can find some interesting objects which can tell us more about the warring states era, in particular about Confucius. Dr. Dave

20. X Learning from Confucius Backdrop of an excavation site. Dr. Dave Let me show you something I found while digging.

21. X Learning from Confucius Backdrop of an excavation site. Dr. Dave What do you think this is? A coin? A Symbol?

22. X Learning from Confucius Backdrop of an excavation site. Dr. Dave This is regarded as the symbol of Confucianism. And that is why we believe that this site is related to Confucius and we may find some interesting artifacts, which tell us more about him.

23. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave There are two “sites” we have found so far. One is the place where he must have lived. The second site we have found could be his school .

24. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave His philosophy was that strong family values forms the basis of a stable society, and there by the country.

25. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave Confucius did not have a school building, like you have today. He taught in the compound of his own house, under an old scholar tree.

26. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave He taught his students to become “gentlemen” so that they could wisely and effectively govern the state. He encouraged them to lead a disciplined and family-centered way of life.

27. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave We think that the objects or artifacts in the first site will tell us about Confucius’s life at home. While the objects in the school will shed more light on his teaching philosophy.

28. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave Mrs. Beth told me that you are eager to help us dig some of the objects. So, let’s begin. Ah ha, I forgot, need to tell you some rules!

29. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave The digging areas are marked with the red border. You would need some tools though. Let me give you those.

30. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave This is zoom tool. If you want to view the object closely, you can use this tool. Z ? B P

31. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave This is brush tool. This will help you remove dirt from the object. This is the glue. You can paste broken objects with this. You can use help if you are lost and don’t know how to use something. Z ? B P

32. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Dr. Dave And one last rule - when you dig an object, closely examine the object to learn more about the ancient civilization. Z ? B P

33. X Learning from Confucius Site 1 Living Place Site 2 School Choose a site to begin exploring. Z ? B P

34. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

35. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Oh, looks like this is broken. Well, that is natural for a two thousand year old object. Use one of your tools to bind it. Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

36. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 What does it look like? An instrument? A weapon? I have some pictures with me of old instruments and weapons used during Confucius’s time. May be doing a visual match will give us an answer. Site 2 School 3 4 Click the picture you think matches to the object you dug. Z ? B P

37. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Looks like we have a match! Let’s read more. This instrument resembles Guqin. It is known that Confucius was a master of this instrument. He even taught this in his school. He considered education incomplete without learning music. To become a perfect gentlemen, Music was one of the six arts he taught his students. Let’s look at other objects. May be we get more clues about his teaching philosophy. Site 2 School 3 4 Add Object to Collection Z ? B P

38. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

39. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Wow, look at what you found. Let’s clean the mud and see what it is. Use your tool to clean the object. Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

40. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Oh, look at this. It looks like some vessel. I have not seen anything like this before. Let’s use our magnifying glass to look at it more closely. Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

41. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Ear or horns? Site 2 School Eye 3 4 Mouth Add Object to Collection Z ? B P

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43. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Let’s see what you have now. What do you think it looks like? A piece of paper may be or may be real old silk. Go ahead and see what it is. Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

44. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Let’s see what you have now. What do you think it looks like? A piece of paper may be or may be real old silk. Go ahead and see what it is. Site 2 School Click to open. 3 4 Z ? B P

45. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Let’s analyze this. Use the magnifying glass to view in detail. Site 2 School 3 4 Z ? B P

46. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Site 2 School 3 4 Add Object to Collection Z ? B P

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48. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 1-Living Place 2 1 Opps! What is this. Looks like a can of soda or something. Well, cans were not even made two thousand years back. Not everything we dig is a treasure! Sometimes it is trash and that is where this should also go. Let’s move on! Site 2 School 3 4 Recycle it! Z ? B P

49. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 2-School 2 1 Site 1 Home 3 4 Z ? B P

50. X Learning from Confucius :: Site 2-School 2 1 Site 1 Home 3 4 What is this here? Looks like it is broken. Lets join and see what it is. Z ? B P