Second Grade

 

   China  Egypt
 Written Language

Characters & Symbols

  1. Chinese Characters - learn about the origins and different qualities of the characters used in the Chinese language.
  2. Chinese Numbers - type in a number and see how to write it in Chinese. There's also a pictures of the most common numbers and an explanation of how the Chinese number system works.
  3. Get a Chinese Name - enter your English name and birthdate and find out what your name in Chinese might be!

Hieroglyphics

Harcourt School Publishers - The Learning Site Make Your Own Cartouche. See your name in heiroglyphics!

Egyptian Name Translator Enter letters by clicking the translator buttons.

  1. Writing in Ancient Egypt - learn about different scripts used in ancient Egypt and challenge yourself by trying to translate hieroglyphs! There is also info about the Rosetta Stone.

 Inventions

 

Kite  Silk  Fireworks
Compass Bronze  

Inventors and Inventions: A - EnchantedLearning.com

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Papyrus Paper   365-Day Calendar
 Clock  Mathematics

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Egyptian Calendar

Egypt

The first working and usable calendar was the ancient Egyptian calendar,

Egyptian Clocks

The History of Clocks
Around 1400 BC (about 3400 years ago), water clocks were invented in Egypt.

 Architecture  Great Wall

China: Dim Sum: Great Wall of China Photographs

Great Gallery of Photographs & Great Wall Background Information.

Great Wall of China - Enchanted Learning Software

The Great Wall of China for kids is all about the Great Wall of China.

 Pyramids

BBC - History - Development of Pyramids Gallery

Egypt's pyramids served as tombs for her dead kings.

Pyramids
Explains the purpose of the ancient structure.