Early Indian Civilization

1. Standard SSWH2a. Describe the development of Indian civilization; include the rise and fall of the Maurya Empire, the “Golden Age” under Gupta, and the emperor Asoka. Early Indian Civilization

2. Early Indian Civilization Maurya Empire (321 BCE – 185 BCE) Chandragupta Maurya 1a) Maurya 1b) royal officials and secret police 2) Asoka 2a) violent 2b) horrified Buddhism 2c) moral example and rejected violence.

3. 2d) peace and prosperity2e) Missionaries … Stone pillars “Golden Age” of the Guptas (AD 320 – AD 550) Gupta Golden Age Trade and farming …arts and learning. Arabic numerals and developed the decimal system.

4. 7) Vaccinating8) Stupas9) Civil war and foreign invaders.10) 1,000 years

5. Early Chinese Civilization Zhou Dynasty (1027 BCE – 256 BCE)

6. 1) Zhou grew and prospered.2) Called The Mandate of Heaven3) Mandate of Heaven4) feudal 5) Zhou accomplishments: 5a) economy 5b) money (coins) 5c) silk 5d) books 6) fuedal lords

7. 7) Shi Huangdi8) Authoritarian rewards for success and punishments9) abolished10) military spies11) killed prison12) Shi Huangdi accomplishments12a) weights and measures12b) (coin) money 12c) writing12d) Great Wall13) heavy taxes, forced labor, and cruel policies.

8. Confucianism Standard SSWH2 d. Explain the impact of Confucianism on Chinese culture; include the examination system, the Mandate of Heaven, the status of peasants, the status of merchants, and the patriarchal family, and explain diffusion to Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.

9. Confucianism1) social order and good government.2) teaching3) Analects 4a) Correct behavior 4b) place in society

10. 4c) Five Relationships: Father to son Elder brother to younger brother Husband to wife Ruler to subject Friend to friend (equal)

11. 4d) filial piety5) Chinese rulers … government jobs 6) Korea, Japan, and Vietnam 7) examination system Legalism 8) Strict laws and impose harsh punishments 9) Qin 10) Nature and rejected conflict 11) The Way of Virtue