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Chinese Calendar and Characters. Warm-up Summarize Emperor Qin in 2 complete sentences. (DOK 2) Describe 3 differences between Confucius and Qin. (DOK 2). Learning Objectives What is the Chinese Calendar like? How does it differ from ours? How do the Chinese write?. Chinese Calendar.
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Chinese Calendar and Characters Warm-up Summarize Emperor Qin in 2 complete sentences. (DOK 2) Describe 3 differences between Confucius and Qin. (DOK 2) Learning Objectives What is the Chinese Calendar like? How does it differ from ours? How do the Chinese write?
Chinese Calendar China Day: 24 hours Month: 29/30 days (1 lunar Cycle) Year = 12 lunar months Leap month = 1 month added every 4 years at certain times Great year=12 years Cycle=5 great years=60 years Epoch=60 cycles=3600 years U.S. Day: 24 hours Month: 28,29,30,31 days Year = 365/366 days (solar) Leap year = 1 day added Decade = 10 years Century = 100 years Millennium = 1000 years Other Facts: 2013 was the year of the Snake, 2014 is the year of the Horse 1/31/2014 (Chinese New Year) begins the year of the Horse This year (2014) is year 4712 in the Chinese Calendar
Chinese Characters Pick any 5 of the above characters, draw them and write down the English meaning
