SUBJECT: Classical Civilizations - Persia
SOLS:
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by a) describing Persia, including Zoroastrianism and the
development of an imperial bureaucracy.
Main Topics:
__________________________
*_____________________________ Empire in the World*
900-331 BC
Location
_________ River to _________ River to ___________ Sea
Political (_____________________________)
________________________________________ (absolute power)
King Cyrus and King Darius
*tolerance of ____________________, ________________________ & laws
Provinces (like _____________________)
- area divided into these
-ruled by a _______________________ (governor) appointed by king
_______________ System
Created a huge road system
_____________________________ (1677 miles long)
Used for communication and ___________________
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SUBJECT: Classical Civilizations - India
SOLS:
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by b)describing India, with emphasis on the Aryan migrations and
the caste system.
Main Topics:
__________________________
Classical Indian civilization began in the ________________ River Valley, spread to the
__________________ River Valley, and then spread throughout the Indian subcontinent.
This spread continued with little interruption because of the geographic location.
Physical barriers, such as the __________________________, the
__________________________, and the __________________________,, made invasion
difficult.
Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush provided migration routes into the Indian subcontinent.
The Indus and Ganges were the important rivers in the Indian subcontinent.
The two most important cities:
__________________________, and __________________________,
__________________________
Aryans are also called: __________________________,
They migrated south and east into India, through the Hindu Kush, and asserted their
dominance
The Indo-Aryan people created a structured society (__________________________,)
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SUBJECT: Classical Civilizations - India
SOLS:
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by b)describing India, with emphasis on the Aryan migrations and
the caste system.
Main Topics:
Aryan Caste System
The caste system influenced all social interactions and choices of ______________________,
The Indo-Aryans blended their beliefs with those of the indigenous people.
You could NOT change your caste!
321 to 185 BC
__________________________
_______________ was the greatest Mauryan leader
He was also a great military leader
After he witnessed his army killing 100,000 of the other side, he embraced
__________________________
Continued political unification of much of India
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SUBJECT: Classical Civilizations - India
SOLS:
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4b The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by b)describing India, with emphasis on the Aryan migrations and
the caste system.
Main Topics:
Contributions:
Spread of __________________________
free __________________________
__________________________clinics
good __________________________
__________________________
320 - 600 AD
It was called the __________________________ of classical Indian culture
They made many contributions:
Mathematics (concept of ____________),
________________________ advances (setting bones),
__________________________ (concept of a round earth),
new textiles,
literature
Essential Questions
Why were physical geography and location important to the development of Indian
civilization?
What impact did the Aryans have on India?
Why was the caste system central to Indian culture?
What were the accomplishments of the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
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DATE:
SUBJECT: Hinduism and Buddhism
SOLS:
STANDARD WHI.4c&d The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by c)describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread
of Hinduism. d)describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Buddhism.
Main Topics:
__________________________
Who was the __________________________ of Hinduism?
There was __________________________.
What are the key __________________________ of Hinduism?
__________________________? – Hindus believe in many forms of one major deity.
Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva
Accepted the caste system as religious law.
__________________________ – cycles of rebirth
____________________ – All thoughts and actions result in future consequences.
Future reincarnation based on present behavior.
An individual soul is born again and again until moksha (a perfect understanding of
all things) is achieved.
What are the __________________________ of Hinduism?
__________________________
__________________________
How did Hinduism __________________________?
Hinduism spread along the __________________________ as people traded
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SUBJECT: Hinduism and Buddhism
SOLS:
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4c&d The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by c)describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread
of Hinduism. d)describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Buddhism.
Main Topics:
How did Hinduism __________________________ Indian society and culture?
Hindu ideas about karma and reincarnation strengthened the caste system.
It was believed the only way you could change your caste is to be good in this life
and be reborn in a better caste
Together, Hinduism and the caste system dominated every aspect of a person’s life.
Essential Questions
What are the beliefs of the Hindu religion?
How did Hinduism influence Indian society and culture?
__________________________
Who was the __________________________ of Buddhism?
Buddhism was founded by
_____________________________________________________ in a part of India
that is in present-day __________________________.
He became known as ___________________ (the __________________________
one)
What are the key __________________________ of Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths –
First Noble Truth
Second Noble Truth
Third Noble Truth
Fourth Noble Truth
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DATE:
SUBJECT: Hinduism and Buddhism
SOLS:
STANDARD WHI.4c&d The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by c)describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread
of Hinduism. d)describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Buddhism.
Main Topics:
The __________________________ __________________________ to Enlightenment –
the way to overcome all desire and attain enlightenment.
The Belief in Right…
__________________________ – a perfect state of understanding reached after a person
followed the Eightfold Path.
How was Buddhism __________________________?
__________________________ and their writings, from Asoka, spread Buddhism
from India to China and other parts of Asia.
Essential Questions
What are the beliefs of Buddhism?
How did Buddhism spread?
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DATE:
SUBJECT: Classical China
SOLS:
STANDARD WHI.4e, f The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by e) describing China, with emphasis on the development of an
empire and the construction of the Great Wall; f)describing the impact of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Main Topics:
_____________________________
Qin Shi Huang -- The king of _________________
The first emperor of a _________________ China
He started a national _________________ system
Migratory _________________ raided Chinese settlements from the north.
Qin Shi Huang built the __________________________________as a line of
defense against invasions.
The Great Wall is actually several smaller walls connected together by Qin Shi Huang
It is _________________ miles long!
The wall also helped ______________________________and acted as a toll booth
to travelers
China was governed by a succession of ruling families called _________________.
Chinese rulers were considered divine, but they served under a
__________________________________ only as long as their rule was just.
The __________________________________facilitated trade and contact between China
and other cultures as far away as Rome.
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SUBJECT: Confucianism & Taoism
SOLS:
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4e, f The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by e) describing China, with emphasis on the development of an
empire and the construction of the Great Wall; f)describing the impact of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Main Topics:
_____________________________
__________________________________
_________________
105 AD
used a variety of materials, such as tree bark, hemp, rags, etc.
_________________
_________________
Impact of Confucianism in forming the _____________________________in China
_____________________________
Belief that humans are _________________, not _________________
Respect for _________________
Code of _________________ (still used in Chinese society today)
Emphasis on _________________
_________________worship
_____________________________
Impact of Taoism in forming Chinese culture and values
Begun by _________________
_________________
Simple life and inner _________________
Harmony with _________________
_________________and _________________represented opposites for Confucianism and
Taoism.
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SUBJECT: Confucianism & Taoism
DATE:
STANDARD WHI.4e, f The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms of chronology, geography, social
SOLS: structures, government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by e) describing China, with emphasis on the development of an
empire and the construction of the Great Wall; f)describing the impact of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Main Topics:
SOLS:
Chinese forms of Buddhism spread throughout Asia.
_____________________________
Main Topics:
Essential Questions
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
What were contributions of classical China to world civilization?
Why were Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism important in the formation of Chinese
culture?
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