India
India: Day 1
Lesson/Topic
Assignment
What is due?
 Unit test (Phoenicians, Hittites, Persia,  Packet due
Hebrews, as well as some older
(Hebrews,
materials)
Hittites,
 Textbook worksheet on
Persia,
Hinduism/Buddhism, 1-15
Phoenicians)
 Warm-up questions (pre-assessment)
 Notes on Hinduism
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
Warm-up 1
1. 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
Lesson/Topic
Assignment
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
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?
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
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.
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?
India: Day 4
Lesson/Topic
What is due?
Assignment
 Warm- up questions
 Indian Empires maps
 India Review
 Terms finished
 Group Review poster on
India
• The SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of the geography, social
structure, economy, religion and accomplishments of Indian
civilizations on a test review and poster.
Warm-up 4
1. The golden age of India occurred
under which civilization? D
2. This was the first civilization to arise
in India. A
3. This civilization created the caste
system.
B
4. Contributions of this civilization
include the spread of Buddhism, free
hospitals, vet clinics, and good roads.
C
5. The number system pictured was
created under the rule of this empire. D
A
B
C
D
India: Day 5
Lesson/Topic
Assignment
 Warm- up questions
 Unit Test on India
 Begin Unit on China
What is due?
 Packet due
1. The SWBAT compare the geography and
accomplishments of Indian civilizations on
test.
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 presentday 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 Dynasty
Contributions
• 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