Welcome to India!

Our unit on India begins in the present day

Our unit on India begins in the present day

But we will be “traveling” back in time to visit 4 different empires that have

existed throughout the course of India’s history

Why Empires?

Why Empires?

Lots of reasons!

Why Empires?

Lots of reasons!1. Empires have very interesting histories,

architecture, art and culture to study

Wrong kind of empire, Darth…

Why Empires?

Lots of reasons!1. Empires have very interesting histories,

architecture, art and culture to study2. The empires that have ruled India in the past

have had a pretty noticeable impact on present India

Oh…

Why Empires?

Lots of reasons!1. Empires have very interesting histories,

architecture, art and culture to study2. The empires that have ruled India in the past

have had a pretty noticeable impact on present India

3. We’re doing a series of 3 units on empires over the next 10 weeks, all looking at different types of empires and different focuses for each unit

So what exactly are we learning about India?

So what exactly are we learning about India?

India today: religions, politics, geography and culture

So what exactly are we learning about India?

India today: religions, politics, geography and culture

Past empires: Maurya, Gupta, Mughal and British Empires

So what exactly are we learning about India?

India today: religions, politics, geography and culture

Past empires: Maurya, Gupta, Mughal and British Empires

The “big idea” that we’ll keep coming back to is: history isn’t just in the past; historical events

(like empires) have had an effect on the present

So what exactly are we learning about India?

Another important “big idea” we are going to focus on is:

So what exactly are we learning about India?

Another important “big idea” we are going to focus on is:

India is a really big, really diverse country…basically there is a lot to see and experience there and It’s a

pretty hard place to define

How are we going to be super creative and show that we get the big ideas all at the same time?

How are we going to be super creative and show that we get the big ideas all at the same time?

The Time Capsule Project!

BTW…yellow is supposed to be a really creative colour, that’s why these slides are so bright…

How are we going to be super creative and show that we get the big ideas all at the same time?

The Time Capsule Project!Don’t worry about the details yet…we’ll go over the specifics of the project

and form project groups in about a week

BTW…yellow is supposed to be a really creative colour, that’s why these slides are so bright…

How are we going to be super creative and show that we get the big ideas all at the same time?

The Time Capsule Project!Don’t worry about the details yet…we’ll go over the specifics of the project

and form project groups in about a week

Basically, your group will create a time capsule from one of the empires we study and explain why the artifacts in it were important during the empire

and how they are important or used in present day India

BTW…yellow is supposed to be a really creative colour, that’s why these slides are so bright…

Other Important Stuff…

Everything we do in class will get posted to my webpage

Other Important Stuff…

Everything we do in class will get posted to my webpage

http://msreidbmsssocials.blogspot.ca

Other Important Stuff…

Everything we do in class will get posted to my webpage

http://msreidbmsssocials.blogspot.ca

By everything I mean everything…all of my PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, assignment criteria and anything else

related to our class will be up there for you to look at

Other Important Stuff…Remember…

Other Important Stuff…Remember…

Learning about other cultures can be really interesting and sometimes a little shocking if we learn things that are really different

from what we’re used to, but we need to always be respectful

Ok, let’s go explore Incredible India!