India

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India
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India Day 1
Lesson/TopicAssignment What is due?
Unit test (Phoenicians, Hittites, Persia, Hebrews, as well as some older materials) Textbook worksheet on Hinduism/Buddhism, 1-15 Warm-up questions (pre-assessment) Notes on Hinduism   Packet due (Hebrews, Hittites, Persia, Phoenicians)

1. The SWBAT describe the characteristics of human
   societies from prehistory to the first
   civilizations on a unit test.
2. The SWBAT describe the Aryan migration, the caste
   system and Hinduism on a reading worksheet

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Warm-up 1
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B

• The Hindu Kush mountains were located at A or B?
• The river located directly below the mountains at
  A was the Indus or Ganges?
• Indus Valley civilization was located in
  present-day Iraq or Pakistan?
• The ocean located at C was the Pacific or Indian?

C
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India Day 2
Lesson/TopicAssignment What is due?
Warm-up questions Hinduism Terms/Review Hinduism Notes Buddhism Buddhism Terms Venn Diagram comparing Hinduism and Buddhism Finish textbook worksheet Textbook worksheet on Hinduism and Buddhism, 1-15 Study for quiz

• The SWBAT compare and contrast Hinduism and
  Buddhism on a Venn Diagram

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Warm-up 2

1. The arrows on the map show the invasion routes of
   the Aryans or Gupta?
2. The diagram shows the Aryan Caste System or the
   Aryan government.
3. According to Hinduism there are many forms of one
   god or no gods.
4. The knowledge that all thoughts and actions
   result in future consequences is called Dharma or
   Karma?

5. The Hindu belief in rebirth of the soul is
called Sudra or Reincarnation? 6. The two holy
books of Hinduism are the Vedas and Upanishads or
the Torah and Quran?
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India Day 3
Lesson/Topic/Assignment What is due?
Warm- up questions writing prompt on Hinduism/Buddhism Quiz on Hinduism/Buddhism Finish notes on India Indian Empires maps Finish terms Textbook worksheet finished Venn Diagram  

• The SWBAT compare and contrast Hinduism and
  Buddhism on a quiz.
• The SWBAT compare the geography and
  accomplishments of Indian civilizations on a map
  worksheet.

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Warm-up 3

1. The area in pink on the map show the place where
   Hinduism or Buddhism began?
2. The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama or
   Asoka?
3. Which religion believes in many forms of one god
   Hinduism or Buddhism ?

4. Life is full of suffering. This is one of
the Four Noble Truths or Eightfold Path? 5. In
order to reach enlightenment a Buddhist must
follow the Way of Karma of the Eightfold Path? 6.
Which emperor spread Buddhism to from India to
China Chandragupta or Asoka?
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India Day 4
Lesson/TopicAssignment What is due?
Warm- up questions India Review Group Review poster on India Indian Empires maps Terms finished

• The SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of the geography,
  social structure, economy, religion and
  accomplishments of Indian civilizations on a test
  review and poster.

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Warm-up 4

• The golden age of India occurred under which
  civilization?
• This was the first civilization to arise in
  India.
• This civilization created the caste system.
• Contributions of this civilization include the
  spread of Buddhism, free hospitals, vet clinics,
  and good roads.
• The number system pictured was created under the
  rule of this empire.

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D
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B
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C
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India Day 5
Lesson/TopicAssignment What is due?
Warm- up questions Unit Test on India Begin Unit on China   Packet due

1. The SWBAT compare the geography and
   accomplishments of Indian civilizations on test.

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Geography

• Geographic barriers allowed Indian civilization
  to progress with few interruptions from invaders
  (Hindu Kush Mountains, Himalayan Mountains,
  Indian Ocean)
  

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• The Indus and the Ganges were the most important
  rivers on the Indian subcontinent

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Indo-Aryans

• Nomadic herders who migrated through passes in
  the Hindu Kush Mountains

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Khyber Pass

• Aryan migration route

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• Conquered advanced Indus River Valley cities
  (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, etc.)
• Put native Indians on the bottom of the caste
  system

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• Moved east and built kingdoms along the Ganges
  River.

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Caste System

• Rigid class system based on occupations (jobs)
• People were born into their caste for life and
  could only move up in another life

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Castes

• Influenced all social interactions and choice of
  occupations

• Job
• Marriage
• Dress

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• Untouchables were considered impure and existed
  outside the caste system.

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The Caste System
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Hinduism

• Many forms of one God (Brahman)
• Reincarnation
• Caste system
• Karma
• Vedas and Upanishads

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
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Brahman

• Many forms of one major God.
• The unifying soul in all things.

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Karma

• Idea that all thoughts and actions result in
  future consequences
• Influences caste, health, wealth, etc. in this
  life and the next
• What goes around, comes around

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Reincarnation

• Cycles of rebirth based on karma
• A spirit is born again and again until moksha
  (perfect understanding) is achieved

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Vedas

• Vast collection of ancient Aryan prayers, magical
  spells and and instructions for performing rituals

• passed on orally for 1000 years

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Upanishads

• Dialogues between student and teacher
• Explains such concepts as Brahman, karma and
  reincarnation

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Spread of Hinduism

• Hinduism spread along trade routes from India to
  Southeast Asia

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Hinduism
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Origins of Buddhism

• Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the
  part of India that borders present-day Nepal.

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Siddhartha Guatama

• Buddha The Enlightened One
• Enlightenment wisdom a state of perfect
  understanding

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Beliefs of Buddhism

• Rejects the Hindu caste system, but keeps the
  concepts of karma and reincarnation
• Four Noble Truths
• Eightfold Path

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Four Noble Truths

• Life is full of suffering
• The cause of suffering is desire
• The way to end suffering is to end desire
• To end desire, one must follow the Eightfold Path
  

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Eightfold Path

• The Middle Way between desires and self-denial
•     right intentions, right concentration, right
  view, right speech, right effort, right action,
  right livelihood, right mindfulness

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•    By following the path one can reach Nirvana
  (release from selfishness and pain)

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Buddhism The Middle Way
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Spread of Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism spread to China, Korea, and
  Japan
• Theravada spread to SE Asia and Sri Lanka

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Religions of East Asia

• Colored areas represent predominant religions
  today
• Buddhist ideals eventually became absorbed into
  the Hindu religion in India

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Mauryan Empire Asoka

• Asoka and other Mauryan emperors unified much of
  India

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• After uniting most of India by force, Asoka
  became weary of war, converted to Buddhism, and
  renounced violence.

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Asokas Contributions

• Asokas missionaries and their writings spread
  Buddhism throughout India and to China and other
  parts of Asia

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• Free hospitals
• Veterinary clinics
• Good roads

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Asokas Elephant Warriors
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Indias Faithful
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Gupta Empire

• Golden age of classical Indian culture

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Golden Age

• a period of peace and prosperity and a
  flourishing of arts, literature and learning

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Gupta DynastyContributions

• Mathematics
• - number system that provided the basis for
  modern numerals (Arabic numerals)
• - included zero
• - base 10
• - place value and decimals

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Literature

• -Kalidasa
• -Tamil poets

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• Astronomy (concept of the earth as round)

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• Medical Advances (set broken bones)
• Vaccines

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Sugarcane
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New Cotton Textiles (cotton)
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Indo-Europeans

• Nomadic peoples who migrated across Europe and
  Asia
• They spoke forms of the same language