PPT-Mauryan, Gupta, and Kushan Empires.

Brandii Hancock amp Maggie Hall GEOGRAPHY The Mauryan Empire became a major crossroad in a trade network that extended from the rim of the pacific to the Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean Sea. The . Maurya. and Gupta Empires. In this lesson, students will be able to identify characteristics of the . Maurya. and Gupta Empires.. Students will be able to identify and/or define the following terms:. Katharine Doering. Valerie Irwin. Location and Time. India and part of the Middle East. 322 . BC-185 BC. Administrative Institutions. Ruled . e. mperor and his Mantriparchad. Capital – Pataliputra. Session: 44. Date: . Warm-up: . A. re our laws today more like Ashoka's or Hamurabi's? . Justify your reasoning.. Buddhism spreads under Ashoka. In our study of the Gupta Empire, SWBAT evaluate the impact of advancements on Indian society by reading selections, examining visuals, and interpretingmedia to gather details and draw conclusions, creating a cause and effect chart and by completing an organizer.. Essential Question. : . What is the difference between . a “river valley civilization” &. an “empire”? . Class Activity. :. What is an “empire”? . How are “empires” different from . Maurya & Gupta Dynasties. Classical India. By 600 BCE, India had passed through its formative phase. . A classical civilization could now build on the social and cultural themes introduced during the Vedic and Epic ages. . Chronology of India and Southeast Asia.  . Empty cell. India. Southeast Asia. 2000 . B.C.E..  . empty cell. circa 2000 . b. .. c.e. . . Swidden. agriculture. circa 1600 . b.c.e. . Beginning of migrations from mainland Southeast Asia to islands in Pacific and Indian Oceans. Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama. , c. 563-483 BCE. Encountered age, sickness, death, then monastic life. Abandoned comfortable life to become a monk. Siddhartha’s Search for Enlightenment. Practiced intense meditation, extreme asceticism. Lesson 1: Origins of Hindu India . Social Classes in Ancient India. The Four . Varnas. of the Caste System. Varna .  Class. Brahmins- priests. Kshatriyas- ruling class and military elite. Vaisyas- Majority of population (Farmers, artisans, merchants). Unit 1 Section 3. Faith System Key Terms. East Asia. Settlement of agricultural communities began along the Yellow River in China around 8000 BCE. By the 2. nd. millennium BCE the first Chinese dynasty emerged and foundation for 2 thousand years of Chinese history was established. Vedic India, Hinduism, and the formation of the core Indian culture. India Topography. Khyber Pass. Deccan Plateau. Centrally located for trade. Indian Ocean & Silk Road. Himalayas insulate India from China. "" "‡C(#"'*,5@0/6"90-;"@(-;&"(/#"&)9)$&"" P;(-"9)"D/+9"+4"-;)5"3+5)&"4$+5"-;)"N+#%,&1("3+**)3-0+/"+4"&(3$)#"9$0-0/6&2"""‡E$%(/&"50/6*)#"90-;"-;)"')+'*)"-;)%"3+/M,)$)#" ?,$/)#"J,##;0&-!"@ NameThe Gupta DynastyQuestions1How long did the Gupta dynasty lastA160 yearsB480 yearsC230 yearsD550 years2Though all historians agree that Sri Gupta was the founder ofthe Gupta dynasty they could not SSWH2.A&B. I. Early Aryan Migrations. Beginning around 1750 BCE – the Aryans migrated from Europe into the Indo-. Gangetic. Plain.. They brought their religious texts with them.. “Vedas”. II. The Caste System. Origin of an Empire . By the 500s B.C., India was . divided. into many small kingdoms. The Greeks, under . Alexander the Great. , entered India but turned back when his homesick troops threatened to .