Bell Ringer 10/29:

1.What continent is India a part of?

2.What do most ancient civilizations form around and why?

Homework:

Study your Flashcards and Notes

Have a journal by next Monday

Ancient India

Where is it?

Ancient India Vocabulary:

Front: Subcontinent

Back:(noun) Large region separated by water from other land areas

Ancient India Vocabulary:

Front:

Caste

Back: (noun) Lifelong social group

Ancient India Vocabulary:Front:

Reincarnation

Back: (noun) Process in which a person is believed to go from one life to the next

Ancient India Vocabulary:

Front:

Enlightenment

Back: (noun) State of pure goodness and happiness

Ancient India Vocabulary:

Front:

Brahmin

Back:

(Proper Noun) Priest or teacher

Ancient India Vocabulary:

Front:

Monsoon

Back: (noun) Seasonal heavy rains

Class Notes on IndiaGeography India is located on a

subcontinent…rivers separate it from the rest of Asia.

•Indus River•Ganges River•Brahmaputra River

Class Notes on India

The Indus River Valley

The Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa civilizations settled along the Indus river. (modern day Pakistan)

Class Notes on IndiaThe Indus River Valley

•Brick homes were laid out in a grid system like modern day cities•Ran clay pipes under the ground for sewage and water•Had large public baths•Farmed, stored grain, worked with metal crafts and pottery, wove cotton and traded goods.•polytheistic

Class Notes on India

The Indus River Valley

•These civilizations mysteriously vanished around 1700 B.C.

Class Notes on IndiaThe Indus River Valley

•Later Assyrians came from the south and Persians came from the north; many invaders fought for control!

•Eventually Indian Empires formed:The Mauryan EmpireThe Gupta Empire (The Classical Era)

Work with your group to correctly label your maps of India!

Make sure you label the following things:• Himalayas• The Indus River• The Ganges River• The Brahmaputra River• Deccan Plateau• Western Ghats• Easter Ghats

*use your books to help you!

Individual work:

We will be learning about the Gupta Empire later this week….on a flash card make

predictions as to why you think it is called The Golden Age of India…make sure to

provide reasons to help you explain!