Enhance students' interest towards Chinese history.
Enable students to understand the rise and fall of dynasties throughout history.
Help students comprehend cause and effects in historical events, fostering an objective perspective and analytical skills.
Encourage students to understand the present through the study of past historical events.
Cultivate moral character and establish a positive mindset by learning from historical figures.
Head of Subject
TAM SHUK FUN (T-49)
Team Member
WONG KA YAN (T-56)
Junior Secondary Curriculum Structure
F.1 (Year 7)
Unit 1: Prehistoric to Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties
Chapter 1: The Origin of the Chinese Nation and Early States
Chapter 2: Feudalism in the Western Zhou
Chapter 3: Warfare during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods
Unit 2: Qin and Han Dynasties
Chapter 1: The Unification, Governance Measures, and Decline of the Qin Dynasty
Chapter 2: Political Development and Cultural Exchange in the Two Han Dynasties
Unit 3: Three Kingdoms, Two Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties
Chapter 1: The Division and Power Transition in the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties
Chapter 2: Political Situation in the North and Development of the Jiangnan Region
Chapter 3: Social and Cultural Development during the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties
Unit 4: Sui and Tang Dynasties
Chapter 1: The Unification and Reign of Emperor Wen in the Sui Dynasty
Chapter 2: The Opening and Role of the Grand Canal during the Sui Dynasty
Chapter 3: The Establishment and Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter 4: The An Lushan Rebellion and the Downturn of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter 5: The Open-minded Society of the Tang Dynasty
F.2 (Year 8)
Unit 1: Song and Yuan Dynasties
Chapter 1: The Rise and Fall of the Five Dynasties and the Unification of the Song
Chapter 2: Political and Economic Development in the Two Song Dynasties
Chapter 3: Governance of the Yuan Dynasty
Unit 2: Ming Dynasty
Chapter 1: The Centralized Political Power of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of National Power during the Ming Dynasty
Unit 3: Qing Dynasty
Chapter 1: The Consolidation and Development of a Multi-Ethnic State in the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 2: External Pressures and Internal Troubles
Chapter 3: The Qing Court's Pursuit of Strength
F.3 (Year 9)
Unit 1: Republic of China
Chapter 1: The Xinhai Revolution and Early Republican Political Situation
Chapter 2: Cooperation and Division between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party
Chapter 3: Japanese Invasion and the War of Resistance
Chapter 4: The Chinese Civil War
Unit 2: People's Republic of China
Chapter 1: Domestic Affairs from the Founding of the Nation to 1978
Chapter 2: Reform and Opening-Up Policies
Compulsory Part:
Dynastic Development: From the early Zhou Dynasty feudal system to modern China
Elective Part: (*Module currently selected by the school)
Historical Topics: One module selected
Module One: The Development of Traditional Chinese Culture in the 20th Century: Inheritance and Transformation
Module Two: Region and Resource Utilization
Module Three: Era and Intellectuals
*Module Four: Institutions and Political Evolution
Module Five: Religious Dissemination and Cultural Exchange
Module Six: The Social Status of Women: Tradition and Change
F.4 (Year 10)
Feudalism in the Zhou Dynasty
Political and Social Changes in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods
Governing Measures of the Qin and Han Dynasties
The Political Situation of the Qi and Eunuchs in Power during the Han Dynasty
The Han-Hu Integration in the Northern Dynasties
The Aristocracy and Commoners in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties
The Governance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties
The An Lushan Rebellion and the Downturn of the Tang Dynasty
The Centralized Authoritarianism of the Song and Yuan Dynasties
The Centralized Authoritarianism of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The Ethnic Policies of the Early Qing Dynasty
Invasions by the Great Powers
Reform and Revolution
F.5 (Year 11)
The Political Situation in the Early Republic of China
The Cooperation and Division Between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC)
The War of Resistance Against Japan
The KMT-CPC Negotiations and Civil War
Socialist Construction
The Cultural Revolution
Reform and Opening Up
Foreign Relations
F.6 (Year 12)
Elective Module (Historical Topics):
Module Four: Institutions and Political Evolution
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