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Records of the Grand Historian

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Date: 

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/records-of-the-grand-historian

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. Who wrote Records of the Grand Historian?

  2. 2. What is the original title?

  3. 3. What is the number of chapters?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Historiography

  • Western Han Dynasty

  • Dynastic History

  • Primary Source

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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