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Ancient India. SWBAT: Explain features of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization. Do Now. Identify the 2 River Valley Civilizations we have already covered in class. Individual Learning. On your own complete the Indus River Valley Civilization readings, questions and DBQ practice.
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Ancient India SWBAT: Explain features of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization
Do Now • Identify the 2 River Valley Civilizations we have already covered in class
Individual Learning • On your own complete the Indus River Valley Civilization readings, questions and DBQ practice. • We will review these together. • Day 2: Complete the journal entry on a separate piece of paper. (15 min)
Sharing for Understanding • After writing your journal entry, you will exchange with your partner • Read your partner’s journal entry • Partner discussion: • Initial thoughts, reactions, corrections (hopefully not) you can comment on • What did you like/not like?
Wrap Up • How do we know they traded with other civilizations? • How do we know they had an organized government? • How do we know they had a belief system?
Current Connections SWBAT: Review aspects of the Indus River Valley civilization using DBQs
Do Now • Review: Complete the multiple choice practice on the ½ sheet INDIVIDUALLY!
DBQ Practice • Complete your assigned DBQ individually • Share with your partner • What do we know about this civilization?
TED Talks Video • Reaction Response • Summarize: GOAL- Show that you understand the thesis, main ideas, and supporting details. • Analysis/Evaluation: GOAL- Show that you understand what the author does well (strengths) and what he or she does not do so well (weaknesses). • Your Reaction: GOAL- Share your own personal impressions of the piece, thoughts, questions, what you found most interesting, and your own experience with the material.
TED Talks Video Clip • A Rosetta Stone for a Lost Language • Taking notes while you watch will help you write your reaction response • Initial Reactions- share with your partner • You may begin writing your reaction response AFTER viewing/discussing the video clip
Geography of India • Indus River Valley is in a region known as South Asia • It is also referred to as part of the Indian Subcontinent- a large land mass that is smaller than a continent, and usually split from the rest of the continent by a mountain range • Mountains & water that surround India kept it isolated & protected from the rest of the world for many years
The Indus River Valley is the birthplace of South Asia’s earliest civilization
The Indus River • The name “India” is derived from the Indus River. • An early civilization developed along the banks of the Indus River. • Today, the Indus River flows mostly through Pakistan. (Pakistan was once part of India)
The Himalayas • The Himalayas are a mountain chain in northern India and include the highest mountains on the surface of the Earth • The Himalayas have not completely separated India from the rest of Asia because there are passes that exists in the mountain chain
This is a photograph of the famous Khyber Pass- a valley that allowed travelers to enter India.
Monsoons • Seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction during part of the year that are vital for farming. • Summer Monsoons blow from the southwest, pick up moisture and drench India with heavy rains • Winter Monsoons blow from the northeast and bring hot/dry air
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro • Possibly twin capitals of the civilizations or cities that ruled the area one after the other • Grid Cities – organized pattern, with long & wide streets • Complex plumbing system – baths, drains & water chutes that led into sewers beneath the streets.
Housing • Houses were built with baked clay bricks of a standard size.
Farming & Trading • Most people were farmers. They grew wheat, barley, melons & dates • Others were merchants & traders. Their ships carried cargoes of cotton, cloth, grain, copper, pearls & ivory to distant lands • Trade ships traveled the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf and reached Sumer
Indus Civilization Declines • Emerged as a civilization around 2500 B.C., flourished for 1,000 years then vanished! • By 1900 BC, quality of life in the Indus Valley was declining • Scholars do not know for sure what happened- they offer three theories: • Invaders attacked & overran cities • There was a major flood • There was a devastating earthquake
Archaeologists At Work • Remains found within last 100 years, but still a work in progress • Writing not deciphered yet-No names of kings, tax records, literature, famous victories, etc. • We do know:Indus Valley civilization covered largest area of any civilization until the rise of Persia more than 1,000 years later!!
Topics:GeographyCity’s Structure/LayoutGovernmentEconomyReligious BeliefsDecline/Disappearance Groups are to create teaching posters on one topic for a gallery walk Use guiding questions, last night’s HW, and pages 50-53 in text to assist you Task…
Task… • Your class is a museum today… • As a group will travel from poster to poster gathering information from each feature of the early IRV civilization. • You might need to extract the only the most important information so it fits in your graphic organizer. • What to bring: graphic organizer, guiding questions, IRV notesheet, and something to write with
Wrap Up • What’s the most interesting information you learned from the other groups? • If you were an architect working in the Indus River Valley, what three items would you place on your “wish list’? • What judgment would you make about this civilization? • What information would you use to support your judgments?
Aryan Civilization of Ancient India SWBAT: Explain the caste system of India introduced by the Aryans
Do Now • What group of people invaded the Indian subcontinent from the northwest?
Activity • While watching “Crash Course: The Indus Valley Civilization”: - write down 1 piece of information you already knew - write down 2 new pieces of information you learn from the video • Crash Course: Indus River Valley
Reading for Understanding • Read “Social Structure” and “Family Life”, then complete the questions that follow • Use your reading strategies!
Do Now • Complete the “Family Life” reading and questions that follow • Use your reading strategies!
The Aryans • Migrated to India- 1500 BC • 4 Vedas—a collection of hymns, prayers, and other religious teachings written in Sanskrit • “The Vedic Age” • Warlike people • Tribes led by rajahs (chiefs)
Aryan Religion • Polytheistic—animal worship, offered sacrifices of food & drink to the gods • Belief in Brahman—single, supreme, spiritual power
Wrap Up • Compare the Indian caste system to any social structure you see in our country. Similarities/Differences? • How can you remember why it’s called a “caste” system?
Hinduism SWBAT: Explain features of the Aryan civilization in Ancient India
World Religions Today • Chart Analysis: • What can conclusions can you draw from analyzing the “World Religions Chart”
Hinduism • 3rd largest religion in the world today • One of the oldest & most complex religions • Combination of Aryan and Indus peoples’ beliefs • Predominant religion on the Indian Subcontinent today
Hinduism • Hindu simply meant "Indian“, a term invented by foreign traders to describe the civilization and peoples of the sub-continent • No founder, central messiah or prophet • Hundreds of sects developed within Hinduism • Magnificent temples, respect for priests • Veneration of life, especially the cow, which is thought to embody fertility, forbidding its killing
“The Sacred Cow” • Seen as a symbol of life & nourishment • Cow Dung used for energy, tilaks (religious markings), & fertilizer
Aspects of Hinduism SWBAT: Create a poster reflecting an aspect of Hinduism
Group Activity! • Your group will be assigned an aspect of Hindu beliefs • As a group, create a poster reflecting your aspect of Hinduism - Use the text to find info - Summarize main ideas using 5 bullet points - Colorful, correct, creative - Include an image! • Gallery Walk when complete!
