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CLASSICAL EMPIRES. SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE. a. Describe the development of Indian civilization; include the rise and fall of the Maurya Empire, the “Golden Age” under Gupta, and the emperor Ashoka.
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CLASSICAL EMPIRES SSWH2 The student will identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies from 1100 BCE to 500 CE. a. Describe the development of Indian civilization; include the rise and fall of the Maurya Empire, the “Golden Age” under Gupta, and the emperor Ashoka. MAURYA EMPIRE, RECALL FROM LAST UNIT
MAURYA EMPIRE • The Mauryas: Indian dynasty in the fourth-third centuries BCE, which unified the subcontinent for the first time and contributed to the spread of Buddhism.
MAURYA EMPIRE, EMPERORS • Chandragupta Maurya (c.321-c.297) • Bindusara Maurya (c.297-c.272) • Ashoka Maurya (c.272-c.232)
Ashoka Maurya (c.272-c.232) • great conqueror, and the first to unite the Indian subcontinent, except for the extreme south. • converted to Buddhism established dhamma, 'the law of justice', everywhere in India • Left rock edicts behind on several places in his realm
Ashoka was sincere when he proclaimed his belief in ahimsa (non-violence) and cooperation between religions ("contact between religions is good").
DECLINE • After the death of Ashoka, the Mauryan empire declined.
VIDEO, ASHOKA • http://www2.newcanaan.k12.ct.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=7021&fileitem=763&catfilter=376
GOLDEN AGE OF INDIA UNDER THE GUPTA • http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX485700704d560800745555&t=History-of-India
CHANDRAGUPTA II • Chandragupta II The Great (Sanskrit: चन्द्रगुप्त विक्रमादित्य; was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire in northern India • rule spanned c. 380–413/415 CE • the Gupta Empire achieved its zenith, art, architecture, and sculpture flourished, and the cultural development of ancient India reached its climax
HINDUISM • WHAT DO YOU KNOW? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AYL9_-PQyQ
HINDUISM • Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent • includes a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of "daily morality" based on karma, dharma, and societal norms • no single founder • oldest living major religionin the world
HINDUISM • Hindu texts INCLUDE TEXTS which discuss theology, philosophy, mythology, rituals, and temple building • Major scriptures include the Vedas, Upanishads and others • Hinduism, with about one billion followers, is the world's third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam.
Hinduism • belief in reincarnation (samsara), determined by the law of karma, and the idea that salvation is freedom from this cycle of repeated birth and death • other religions of the region, such as Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, also believe in karma, outside the scope of Hinduism • beliefs spanning monotheism, polytheism • caste system in India is a system of social stratification
Brahminical texts grouped the four well-known caste categories • VARNAS • Brahmins PRIESTS • Kshatriyas WARRIORS • Vaishyas MERCHANTS • Shudras ARTISANS • untouchables
Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs o), Dharma (ethics/duties) • Samsāra (the continuing cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth) • Karma (action and subsequent reaction) • Moksha (liberation from samsara) • Yogas (paths or practices)
HINDUISM • (Creation Hymn) of the Rig Veda thus says:] • Who really knows?Who will here proclaim it?Whence was it produced? Whence is this creation?The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.Who then knows whence it has arisen?