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Bell Ringer. What characteristics do you think were shared by Ancient Empires around the world?. Empires of India and China . 600BC-550AD Emergence of strong unified empires Established patterns in: Government Religion Philosophy. India. 2 major religions: Hinduism and Buddhism Review:

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  1. Bell Ringer What characteristics do you think were shared by Ancient Empires around the world?

  2. Empires of India and China • 600BC-550AD • Emergence of strong unified empires • Established patterns in: • Government • Religion • Philosophy

  3. India • 2 major religions: Hinduism and Buddhism • Review: • Goals • Reincarnation • Buddhism: • Differences • Eightfold Path • Nirvana

  4. Powerful Empires of India • Battleground to Empire • Chandragupta Maurya forged first great Indian Empire= Maurya dynasty. • Most honored Maurya emperor= Asoka • Converted to Buddhism • Paved way for spread of Buddhism throughout Asia.

  5. Asoka’s Elephant Army • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnn7-VLBUbo&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLFEA9C73D81B9CF77

  6. India: center of world trade • Established contact with civilizations in Africa, Middle East, and Central and Southeast Asia. • 500 yrs after the Mauryas, the Gupta dynasty again united much of India. • Under the Guptas, India enjoyed golden age of peace and achievement. • Caste System-created stable social order

  7. China-Confucius

  8. 1. Confucius philosophy • Concerned with social order and good government over religious matters • “Harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society.” • Filial piety: respect for parents, above allother duties

  9. 2. Hanfeizi • Differed from Confucius! • Strict laws and harsh punishment only way to maintain order in society: Legalism

  10. 3. Daoism Live in harmony with nature, rather than to bring order to human affairs “Government is unnatural and therefore the cause of many problems.”

  11. Huangdi • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5atoe51Ylo&feature=related

  12. Han Dynasty • 400 years of unity to China • Advances in trade, government, technology, and the arts. • The Silk Road

  13. Exit Slip • What were 3 characteristics that influenced the growth of the Empires of India and China? • Provide an example of each! • Example: Characteristic=philosophy=Hanfeizi

  14. Bell Ringer 9/7 • Has a stable government always existed in the world? • Where do you think we got the ideas for our government that exists today?

  15. Ancient Greece • Early people of the Aegean: • -Minoans : traders who set up outposts throughout the Aegean world and on the Greek mainland • Reached height between 1600BC and 1500BC • By 1400BC vanished!!!

  16. Mycenaeansanother civilization of sea traders • 1400BC-1200BC • Absorbed Egyptian and Mesopotamian ideas which they passed to later Greeks • Best remembered for the Trojan War • HOMER : Iliad and the Odyssey • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voai-4GS84

  17. The Rise of Greek City-States • Greeks step backward. • Small isolated farming villages • Began to build small city-states • Warred among themselves • Shared language, religion, and festivals • Became skilled sailors and traders- colonies took root all around Mediterranean

  18. Greek world expands 750BC • Polis= Greek city-state • Acropolis= high city: • -dedicated temples to gods and goddesses • Below= main city with marketplace, theater, public buildings, and homes • ACTIVITY

  19. Governing the City-States • At first the ruler of the polis was a king. Monarchy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmOH5f1J1Uc • Slowly, power shifted to a class of noble landowners. Aristocracy • Middle class grew and challenged aristocracy- Oligarchy

  20. Democracy • Government by the people • Limited in Athens • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXfXrhSKoHk&feature=related • Athens thrived after Persian Wars- democracy and culture flourished. • Athens developed a direct democracy where a large number of male citizens took part in the day-to-day affairs of government.

  21. Governing City-States • Monarchy -rule by landholding elite • Oligarchy -by the people • Aristocracy -large number of male citizens take part in day-to-day affairs of gov’t • Democracy -king or queen is central power • Direct Democracy -small, powerful elite

  22. Spartan boys • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFENA4I5xws&feature=related

  23. The Glory that was Greece • Greeks had great confidence in the power of the human mind. • Philosophers began to deny that events were caused by the gods. • Socrates, Plato, Aristotle- developed new ideas about truth, reason, justice, and government

  24. Alexander and the Hellenistic Agehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTxemLkATk • Son of King Phillip • Ruler of Macedonia and eventually all of Greece • “Alexander the Great”- bc of conquests he spread Greek culture • Greek culture blended with Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures= Hellenistic civilization • Legacy influenced Rome and Western Europe!

  25. Exit Slip • What are some of the key characteristics of our government today that were derived from that of Ancient Greece?

  26. Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity • The Roman World Takes Shape • Republic= a government in which officials are chosen by the people • Patricians= members of the landholding upper class • Plebeians=commoners • Rome’s success was due partly to skillful diplomacy and well disciplined army.

  27. From Republic to Empire • Victories lead to corruption • 100yrs Rome faced civil wars • Octavian restored order- took name Agustus • New age dawned- age of the Roman Empire • Agustus helped empire recover from period of unrest • PaxRomana=Roman Peace • Peace, order, unity, and prosperity to lands under their control

  28. The Roman Achievement • Rome spread civilization through war and conquest • Blend of cultures formed known as Greco-Roman civilization • Romans took Greek ideas and adapted to their own • Romans= great engineers (many designs still standing) • Greatest legacy of Rome= commitment to the rule of law and justice • Basis for legal systems in Europe and Latin America

  29. The Rise of Christianity • Christianity began during PaxRomana • Leading figure was a Jew named Jesus • He believed in one God and accepted the Ten Commandments. • Jesus taught new beliefs • Mission to bring salvation and eternal life to all of God’s children • Included forgiveness and love for enemies

  30. Christianity continued • Jesus was a dangerous troublemaker • Eventually he was executed • Followers believed he arose from the dead and ascended to heaven. • Some believed he was the Messiah- 1st Christians • Christians were persecuted for trying to spread religion but were still able to grow. • Christianity reshaped Roman beliefs

  31. The Long Decline • Death of Marcus Aurelius caused turmoil in Roman empire (bad news!!) • Split into 2 parts (east and west) • West=poor, corrupt gov’t, declining moral values • - overthrown by foreign invaders • East ruled by Constantine and other emperors • -continued to thrive for another 1,000 years as the Byzantine empire

  32. The Distraction of Entertainment

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