Download - Ancient India 3000B.C. to A.D
Wednesday, November 11
6.23 & 6.24
• I can locate and
describe the
Himalayas and the
Indus and Ganges
River.
• I can analyze the
impact of the Aryan
Invasion
BELLWORK:
Get your four square
sheet from my
desk.
I will check for this
instead of your
agendas!
ON YOUR 4SQUARE:
Choose ONE assignment below:
Option 2
Draw a picture that
illustrates your
knowledge of the
significance
(importance) of
Moses.
Option 1
Use 20 words (no
more, no less)
to explain the
significance
(importance) of
Moses.Why am I
important?
Get your grade sheet:If you don’t have it, just sit quietly.
You’re getting back two assignments:
1. Egypt Test – Put in TEST category.
2. Egypt Afterlife Essay – Put in OTHER
category.
Turn to your world map from the
beginning of the year.
• It looks like this:• ****if you can’t find it OR don’t have one, raise your hand. =
The Geography of India
• India is a subcontinent– Large landmass– Smaller than a
continent– Part of the continent
of Asia
Monsoons
• Monsoons -seasonal winds– Winter-monsoons blow cold, dry air from
Himalaya east to west– Summer-warmer land temperatures cause the
winds to change direction. Winds blow west to east-bring warm, wet air and pouring rains
Mountains
• Himalayas– Tallest mountain range in the world– Contains Mt. Everest
• Tallest mountain peak in the world• 29,000 feet tall (5.5 miles)
Plains
• Fertile plains at the foot of the mountains– Owe rich soil to 3
great rivers• Indus River• Ganges River• Brahmaputra River
– Rivers provide farming, transportation, trade
Ganges River• Located in plains of northern India • Holy River of Hinduism• For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one
of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared
with the other great rivers of Asia or of the world.
The Indus Valley Civilizations
• About 5,000 years ago, nomads settled in Indus River
• Modern day Pakistan• Spread over western India and Pakistan
Mohenjo -Daro
• 2600 BC and 1900 BC• 35,000 residents• Streets paved with tan colored bricks• Houses made with oven-baked bricks
Harappaaka – “The Happenin’ Harappans”
• Wells supplied water• Every house had one indoor bathroom• Wastewater flowed outside city walls• Houses had garbage chutes
What was life like?
• Palaces and temples were enclosed in a fortress– Shows importance of
religion and government
– Farming villages– Grew rice, barley,
wheat, peas and cotton
– Merchants traveled to Mesopotamia to trade
Aryan Migrations and Settlements
• Around 1900 B.C. people abandoned Indus River Valley Civilizations
• Archaeologists found several causes– Severe drought– Earthquakes– Floods– Aryans migrated to India
The Indo-Europeans
• Aryans were not a race or ethnic group• Part of a language family-group of similar
languages• Lived in central Asia• Aryans moved to India
Aryans• Mixed with people from India• Lived in tribes
– Tribe led by raja or prince– Had no written language
• Developed a written language called Sanskrit– Gave people a way to record sales, trade, land
ownership, poems, hymns, stories, prayers– Sacred texts known as Vedas
DON’T FREAK OUT!!!!
We will do #4-5 tomorrow!
Thursday, November 12
• 6.26
• I can outline the social structure of the
Caste System and explain its effect on
everyday life.
G.R.A.P.E.S.
CASTE SYSTEMPriests are not SUDRAS
Farmers are not KSHATRIYAS
VAISYAS are not the lowest or highest
Rulers are not the highest
BRAHMINS are above warriors
Servants are below farmers
Craftworkers are higher than servants but lower than BRAHMINS
Merchants are higher than SUDRAS but not higher than warriors
VAISYAS are not rulers
Choose one question.
Answer on your paper.
1. What social class do you
think this man could be
a part of? Prove your
theory with EVIDENCE.
2. How did the beliefs of
karma and dharma
support the caste
system?
What were the Varnas?
• India is divided into four social classes• People were members of the varna into
which they were born• Bramins-priests• Kshatriyas-warriors• Vaisyas-commoners• Sudra-manual workers
Caste System
• Varna system is known as a caste system– People remain in caste for life– Untouchables
• Lowest level of society• They did work that Indians would not do
– Collecting trash– Skinning animals– Carrying dead bodies