Download Early River Valley Civilizations

Warm Up - 2/1
 Why are some people discriminated
against in our society?
 If you don’t have a laptop, please grab a book
 Grades are posted by the TV
 Agenda
 Notes/PowerPoint
 WebQuest/BookQuest
 Work on project
 Exit Quiz
Early River Valley
Civilizations
Indus & Huang He River Valleys
V. Indus River Valley
 A. Located in modern day
India
 B. Government – Theocracy
 Review – what is a
Theocracy?
 C. Religion – Hinduism
 1. Hinduism - Religion
practiced by the majority of
people in India which
focuses on the caste system
as well as reincarnation
V. Indus River Valley
 2. Caste system – The
English word for the
social divisions in India
based on occupation
and family
 The only escape from
the Caste System is
death
 3. Reincarnation – the
Hindu belief that the
individual soul is reborn
in a different form
Caste System Film
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15elGwkFUYE
 What is an ‘untouchable’?
 What kinds of jobs do they do?
 How are they seen by other members of Indian society?
 Why do you think they are looked down upon?
 Why do you think this is accepted by many Indians
 Are there people in our society that you could compare to an
untouchable?
 What would you do if you were an untouchable?
Reincarnation activity
 http://home.tiac.net/~cri_a/reincarnation/rein000.html
 What happened when good choices were made?
 What happened when bad choices were made?
 What is the only way to exit the cycle of reincarnation?
 CLASS ACTIVITY
 LAPTOP
 Go to my website
 Go to useful links
 Click on “Caste System” http://crueltyfree.org/environment/?attachment_id=397
 Fill out the chart in your notes accordingly
 NO LAPTOP
 Open your books and turn to page 70 -71
 Fill in the chart accordingly
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
India Civilization
Varnas
Brahmins
Jobs
Functions
India Civilization
Varnas
Brahmins
Jobs
Priests,
Teachers
Functions
India Civilization
Varnas
Brahmins
Jobs
Priests,
Teachers
Functions
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
India Civilization
Varnas
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Jobs
Priests,
Teachers
Functions
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Functions
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
Vaisyas
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
Vaisyas
Commoners
(merchants, farmers)
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
Vaisyas
Commoners
Supply food,
(merchants, farmers) supplies, other
needs
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
Vaisyas
Commoners
Supply food,
(merchants, farmers) supplies, other
needs
Sudras
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
Vaisyas
Commoners
Supply food,
(merchants, farmers) supplies, other
needs
Sudras
Servants
India Civilization
Varnas
Jobs
Functions
Brahmins
Priests,
Teachers
Advise, perform
religious
ceremonies
Kshatriyas
Warriors
Defend population,
wage war
Vaisyas
Commoners
Supply food,
(merchants, farmers) supplies, other
needs
Sudras
Servants
Support society
Caste System
V. Indus River Valley
 D. Religion - Buddhism
 1. Buddhism – a religion
introduced by Siddhartha
Gautama (a.k.a. Buddha)
which calls on its followers to
give up all worldly
possessions
 2. While Buddhism is
popular in India, most Indians
still follow Hinduism
V. Indus River Valley
 E. Early Indian Empires
 1. Asoka - ruled over the
Mauryan Empire and is
considered to be the
greatest ruler in the
history of India
 Asoka was one of the
first leaders to establish
hospitals and genuinely
cared for his people
V. Indus River Valley
 2. The Kushan
Empire prospered
from the silk road
 a. Silk road –
path from China
to India where silk
was traded for
metal, ivory, and
other natural
resources
Classwork - WebQuest
 LAPTOP
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Go to my website
Go to lessons
Click on “Indus/HuangHe WebQuest
Click Save
 NO LAPTOP
 Open your books and turn to page 66
 Answer the questions
 Once you finish – work on your
project!
Warm Up - 2/2
 A sports dynasty is a team that wins multiple
back – to – back championships (Bulls,
Lakers, Yankees, etc.). Why might it be
difficult to take one of these sports dynasties
down?
 Agenda
 Finish Notes/PowerPoint
 Venn Diagrams
 Work on project
 Exit Quiz
VI. Huang He River Valley (China)
 A. Shang Dynasty
 What is a dynasty?
 1. Government –
Aristocracy (“rule of
the best” – members
of high society)
 2. First dynasty to
begin to write
 Why is writing
important to
historians?
VI. Huang He River Valley (China)
 B. Zhou Dynasty
 1. Took power from
Shang because it
claimed to have the
Mandate of Heaven
 a. Mandate of
Heaven - belief that
heaven decided
which dynasty would
rule
Dynastic Cycle
Confucius Video
 http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/philosophy/co
nfucius2.htm
 What were some of Confucian’s main points?
 Did you see anything that you agree with?
 Did you see anything that you disagree with?
 Would you consider Confucianism a religion? Why or
why not?
VI. Huang He River Valley (China)
 2. “Religion” –
Confucianism
 a. Confucianism philosophy that had the
greatest influence on the
development of social
order and political
organization
 b. Philosophy - organized
system of thought, which
means to “seek wisdom”
Venn Diagram - Honors
Laptop
No Laptop
- Go to my website and
click on Useful Links
- Click on the links for the
religions you’re
comparing in your Venn
Diagrams
-Give me at least four
bullet points for each
section
- Buddhism – pages 73 – 75,
216
- Confucianism – pages 90 92, 220
- Hinduism – pages 70 – 73,
222
**Must be in your
own words**
**Must be in your own
words**
-Give me at least four bullet
points for each section
Venn Diagram
Laptop
No Laptop
- Go to my website and
click on Useful Links
- Click on the links for the
religions you’re
comparing in your Venn
Diagrams
-Give me at least three
bullet points for each
section
- Buddhism – pages 73 – 75,
216
- Confucianism – pages 90 92, 220
- Hinduism – pages 70 – 73,
222
**Must be in your
own words**
**Must be in your own
words**
-Give me at least three bullet
points for each section