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Chinese family of scripts

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chinese-family-of-scripts

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the originating script?

  2. 2. What is the primary principle?

  3. 3. Where did the first Chinese script come from?

  4. 4. Why did China create Small Seal Script?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Logogram

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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