Daily Life in Ancient China

Worksheet Description

Imagine you are growing up in Ancient China. Write a paragraph describing what your life is like. What do you do all day? What do you wish for? What bothers you?

Most of the people in Ancient China were peasant farmers. They provided food for the rest of the Chinese people, and they also paid a tax to the government in the form of a percentage of their crops. It was a difficult life. Most farmers lived in small villages of about 100 families and worked small family farms. They did have plows that were pulled by animals, but the majority of the work was done by hand. Every farmer also had to work for the government on construction projects or serve in the Chinese military for one month each year.