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Ages 11–14

Culture moves between people

Traditions are not frozen. Compare places, read the zodiac as a cycle, see the Silk Roads as many networks.

Different by place
01

Different by place

Dumplings, rice cakes, sweet balls — variation is not error.

A 12-year cycle
02

A 12-year cycle

The zodiac organizes years — it does not decide personality.

Many roads
03

Many roads

Goods, ideas and music flowed in many directions, not one.

Practise these out loud

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zhīwǎngzhèngbiànyuán

45–60 min · mark the map, compare two sources, back one claim with evidence.

Culture in Motion cover

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Culture in Motion

Five pages: a timeline, a map task, source comparison, claim and evidence.

Printable PDF · A4 + US Letter · 5 pages