RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS - British Museum

FURTHER INFORMATION
FURTHER INFORMATION
The British Museum has three websites on which further information and activities about Chinese history
can be found:
www.ancientchina.co.uk
www.earlyimperialchina.co.uk
www.ancientcivilisations.co.uk
Ancient China is aimed at pupils in KS2; Early Imperial China and Ancient Civilisations are more suitable
for lower KS3 and some students in Years 5 and 6.
Books for students
Pocket Timeline of China by Jessica Harrison-Hall; British Museum Press, 2007
The Emperor’s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China by Jane O’Connor; Viking Books, 2002
China (Exploring History) by Wang Tao; Chrysalis Children’s Books, 2003
Ancient China (Eyewitness Guides) by Arthur Cotterell; Dorling Kindersley, 2005
Ancient Civilisation of China by Jianwei Wang (editor); Mason Crest Publishers, 2006
Ancient China: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of China’s Past by Corinne Naden and Jacqueline Ball;
National Geographic Society, 2006
Tales from China by Cyril Birch; Oxford University Press, 2006
Books for adults
The First Emperor: China’s terracotta army – catalogue to the exhibition – Jane Portal et al.
British Museum Press, 2007
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China) by Mark Edward Lewis; Belknap Press, 2007
Other
An article on the Terracotta Army by Dan Snow will be appearing in the September 2007 edition of
BBC History Magazine.
A programme entitled China’s First Emperor and his Terracotta Army will be shown on September 14th
at 9.00 pm on BBC2