Hua Mulan

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.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

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

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the cultural significance?Embodies filial piety, loyalty, courage, and challenges traditional gender roles
2. What is the duration of service?Legend states she served 12 years in the army
3. What is Hua Mulan known for?She disguised herself as a soldier to protect her father and served in the army for twelve years.
4. Why did Mulan join the army?She wanted to honor her aging father and follow the Confucian value of filial piety.

Filial Piety: A Confucian virtue emphasizing deep respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elders.
Patriarchal Structure: A social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
Subversion: The undermining of power structures or established norms, often through indirect or covert means.