WARM UP:

Imagine you are an emperor and you have just conquered some new territory. You want to gain (and keep) the loyalty of the newly conquered people… what will you do to keep control over them? Why?

Write a short paragraph explaining what you would do and why

Classical Asian Civilizations

Day 1Introduction, Persia, and Indo-

European Migrations

Agenda

-Warm Up: You’re the Emperor-Ancient Persia: Important Figures-Indo-European Migrations-Caste system-Journal Writing

Where we’re going:

Cyrus the Great

Darius I

provinces

satraps

Zoroaster

Aryan

Vedas

Rig Veda

Brahmins

Shudras

Mahabharata

Magadha

Bhagavad-Gita

Hinduism

Upanishads

mokshareincarnation

karma

Vishnu

Shiva

varna

caste systemJainism

Siddhartha Gautama

Four Noble Truths

The Eightfold Path

sangha

Chandragupta Maurya

Asoka

Tamil

Chandra Gupta

patriarchal

matriarchal

Chandra Gupta II

Theravada

bodhisattvas

Mahayana

stupas

Silk Road

Han Dynasty

hierarchy

Wang Mang

Emperor Wudi

Zhou Dynasty

Mandate of Heaven

Dynastic Cycle

feudalism

Qin Dynasty

Confucius

filial piety

The Analects

bureaucracy gentlemen

Daoism

Laozi

Dao De Jing

I Ching

Yin and Yang

Shi Huangdi

autocracy

centralization

Great Wall of China

Liu Bang

Empress Lu

unification

Legalism

Plan, 3rd period:Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

25th 26th

Intro, Persia, Indo-European Migrations

27th 28th

Hinduism and Buddhism Develop

31st 1st

Mauryan and Gupta Empires

2nd 3rd

China – Zhou, Qin, and Han Empires

Study Guide Handed Out

4th

Group Activity/Review Day 1

6th

Group Activity/Review Day 2

7th

Test Part 1

ALL WORK FOR UNIT 3 DUE

8th

NO SCHOOL(Election Day)

9th

Test Part 2

Plan, 5th and 7th PeriodMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

25th

26th

Intro, Persia, Indo-European Migrations

27th 28th

Hinduism and Buddhism Develop

31st

1st

Mauryan and Gupta Empires

2nd 3rd

China – Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties

Study Guide Handed Out

4th

6th

Group Activity/Review DayALL WORK FOR UNIT 3 DUE

7th

ALL WORK FOR UNIT 3 REALLY REALLY DUE

8th

NO SCHOOL(Election Day)

9th

Test!!!!!

What will you do?

Meet Cyrus the Great!

Why was he so great?

• Tolerance!

Historical Heads

• Cyrus – Page 99 starting with “Cyrus the Great Founds an Empire” to “Persian Rule” on page 100

• Darius – Read from page 100 “Persian Rule” to the end of page 101

• Zoroaster – Page 103

Cyrus the Great

Darius I

Zoroaster

Darius I

• Well-organized, efficient administration• 20 provinces• Satraps in each province• Roads• Coins

Zoroastrianism

• Zoroaster, lived around 600 BCE• Struggle between good and evil• One god

Indo-European Migrations

Indo-European Migrations

Caste System

• Rigid societal structure based on occupation• Portuguese soldiers called groups castes• Cleanliness and purity• Determined role in society– Marriage, daily routines

• Each group known as a “varna” – Means skin color

Caste System

Kshatriyas

Vaisyas

Shudras

Untouchables(Outcastes)

Brahmins

Caste System - Brahmins

Brahmins

•Priests•Entitled to study the Vedas•Perform rites and rituals•Middle men between god and men•Highest position of man on earth•Considered so pure that they could only eat food prepared by other Brahmins

Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Kshatriyas

Caste System - Kshatriyas

•Warriors•Soldiers•Rulers•Political leaders•Commanded to protect the people•Resembles noble class of medieval Europe

Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Vaisyas

Vaisyas

Caste System - Vaisyas•Traders and landowners•Merchants•Professionals•Like middle class America

Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Vaisyas

Shudras

Shudras

Caste System - Shudras•Peasants•Laborers•Servants•Duty to serve other three castes•Not allowed to learn Sanskrit or study the Vedas by themselves

Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Vaisyas

Shudras

Untouchables(Outcastes)

Untouchables(Outcastes)

Caste System - Untouchables

•Lived outside the caste structure•Impure work•Butchers, gravediggers, trash collectors•Touch could endanger purity of others•Not allowed to learn Sanskrit or study the Vedas by themselves

Brahmins

Kshatriyas

Vaisyas

Untouchables(Outcastes)

Shudras

JOURNAL TIME!!!

Journal

• 1: Brahmins• 2: Kshatriyas• 3: Vaisyas• 4: Shudras• 5: Untouchables

As a member of this group, how do you feel about the caste system? Why? What would you change?

Review and Preview-Warm Up: You’re the Emperor-Ancient Persia: Important Figures-Indo-European Migrations-Caste system-Journal Writing

NEXT TIME: Hinduism and Buddhism