See a list of units on the Asia for Educators website for Timeline Period 1000-1500 CE. See especially the following units:
• China's Gifts to the West
• Marco Polo in China: 1271-95
• The Mongols in World History
• The Song Dynasty in China

See the following recommended resources in the AFE Database of Recommended Resources:
• China: 1000-1500 CE
• Korea: 1000-1500 CE

Other Specific Primary Sources

MAP RESOURCE

• Dynasty Guide: Song (Sung) Dynasty, Arts of Asia, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• Dynasty Guide: Yuan Dynasty, Arts of Asia, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

HISTORICAL READINGS

• Letter from the Tangut Emperor to the Song Emperor (1038 CE)
• Debate and Letters between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang regarding government taxation (1067-1070 CE)
• Family Rituals by Zhu Xi (1130-1200 CE)
• The Travels of Marco Polo (excerpts)
(The first three of the above can be found in Patricia Buckley Ebrey, ed., Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd edition)

LITERARY READING

• Perfect Truth (Daoist text, excerpts)
(Can be found in Patricia Buckley Ebrey, ed., Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd edition)

ART RESOURCES

• From The Metropolitan Museum of Art's online "Timeline of Art History"
Overview, China: 1000-1400 AD
Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD)
Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD)
Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD)

• Other Metropolitan Museum online features
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: A Journey through the Met to the Land of the Great Khan
The Arts of Korea

• On Asia for Educators
The Song Dynasty in China (Featuring the famous 11th-century scroll, "Spring Festival on the River")

FILM RESOURCE

• The Genius That Was China Series: 1. Rise of the Dragon (Nova)
(This series is no longer available for purchase, but it is available in libraries and resource collections. The film discusses the development of China in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties and describes Chinese inventions.)