India

India: Day 1

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

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)

Warm-up 11. The Hindu Kush mountains were

located at A or B?

2. The river located directly below the mountains at A was the Indus or Ganges?

3. Indus Valley civilization was located in present-day Iraq or Pakistan?

4. The ocean located at C was the Pacific or Indian?

A B

C

India: Day 2

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

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

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?

Warm-up 2

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?

India: Day 3

1. The SWBAT compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism on a quiz.

2. The SWBAT compare the geography and accomplishments of Indian civilizations on a map worksheet.

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

 

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 ?

Warm-up 3

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?

India: Day 4

• The SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of the geography, social structure, economy, religion and accomplishments of Indian

civilizations on a test review and poster.

Lesson/TopicAssignment

What is due?

Warm- up questions India Review Group Review poster on

India

Indian Empires maps Terms finished

1. The golden age of India occurred under which civilization?

2. This was the first civilization to arise in India.

3. This civilization created the caste system.

4. Contributions of this civilization include the spread of Buddhism, free hospitals, vet clinics, and good roads.

5. The number system pictured was created under the rule of this empire.

Warm-up 4

A

C

B

D

D

A

B

C

D

India: Day 5

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

Lesson/TopicAssignment

What is due?

Warm- up questions Unit Test on India Begin Unit on China 

Packet due

Geography• Geographic barriers

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

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

Indo-Aryans• Nomadic herders who migrated

through passes in the Hindu Kush Mountains

Khyber Pass• Aryan migration route

• Conquered advanced Indus River Valley cities (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, etc.)

• Put native Indians on the bottom of the caste system

• Moved east and built kingdoms along the Ganges River.

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

Castes• Influenced all social interactions and

choice of occupations

•Job•Marriage•Dress

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

The Caste System

Hinduism• Many forms of

one God (Brahman)

• Reincarnation• Caste system• Karma• Vedas and

Upanishads

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva

Brahman• Many forms of

one major God.

• The unifying soul in all things.

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

Reincarnation

• Cycles of rebirth based on karma

• A spirit is born again and again until moksha (perfect understanding) is achieved

Vedas• Vast collection of ancient Aryan prayers,

magical spells and and instructions for performing rituals

•passed on orally for 1000 + years

Upanishads

• Dialogues between student and teacher

• Explains such concepts as Brahman, karma and reincarnation

Spread of Hinduism• Hinduism

spread along trade routes from India to Southeast Asia

Hinduism

Origins of Buddhism• Buddhism was

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

Siddhartha Guatama• Buddha :” The Enlightened One”

• Enlightenment: wisdom; a state of perfect understanding

Beliefs of Buddhism• Rejects the Hindu

caste system, but keeps the concepts of karma and reincarnation

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold Path

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

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

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

and pain)

Buddhism: The Middle Way

Spread of Buddhism• Mahayana Buddhism spread to China, Korea, and

Japan

• Theravada spread to SE Asia and Sri Lanka

Religions of East Asia• Colored areas

represent predominant religions today

• Buddhist ideals eventually became absorbed into the Hindu religion in India

Mauryan Empire: Asoka• Asoka and other Mauryan emperors

unified much of India

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

Asoka’s Contributions• Asoka’s missionaries and their writings spread

Buddhism throughout India and to China and other parts of Asia

• Free hospitals

• Veterinary clinics

• Good roads

Asoka’s Elephant Warriors

India’s Faithful

Gupta Empire• Golden age of classical Indian culture

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

Gupta DynastyContributions

• Mathematics - number system that

provided the basis for modern numerals (Arabic numerals)

- included zero

- base 10

- place value and decimals

•Literature

-Kalidasa

-Tamil poets

• Astronomy (concept of the earth as round)

• Medical Advances (set broken bones)

• Vaccines

•Sugarcane

•New Cotton Textiles (cotton)

Indo-Europeans• Nomadic peoples who migrated across

Europe and Asia• They spoke forms of the same language