Chinese Calendar and Characters

1. 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?

2. 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

3. Year of Your Birth Zodiac Symbol

4. Chinese Characters Pick any 5 of the above characters, draw them and write down the English meaning