110 likes | 117 Views
Explore the similarities and differences between the Mauryan and Gupta Empires, with a focus on their government structure, innovations, involvement in the Silk Road, and the factors leading to the decline of the Gupta Empire.
E N D
This map is most representative of what? Warm up Page 25
Target • Be able to compare Mauryan and Gupta Empire • Understand the Gupta Empire’s structure of government, new innovations, and its involvement in the Silk Road • Understand why the Gupta Empire decline
Gupta Notes pg 26 • Although smaller, was a golden era of trading • Silk Road trade intensifies • Kushans were from further west, so more trading with Rome • Gov’t • Kept Bureaucracies of Mauryan, but Emperors were less watchful of their princes • Innovations • Healthcare (Inoculations) • 0-9
Spread of Buddhism • To China • Starts with Mauryan Empire, but picks up even more in Gupta • b/c Silk road intensified • Time • Buddhist shrines and statues in China proof • South East Asia • Indian Ocean Sea Route
Decline of the Gupta • Ethnic diversity & language diversity made empire hard to unify • Unable to organize highly centralized bureaucracy such as the Mauryan Empire • Gupta Emperors took hands off approach • Nomadic Invasion of the Huns • Collapsed officially at 550 BCE – first of Rome, Han, Gupta triad to collapse • What do you think was the most important factor in the decline of the Gupta? • Look at your desk – you must argue your number with in your table • Brainstorm for 2-3 minutes about why your cause is the most important • Debate in group for 5 minutes
Sort • Sort the terms on the Mauryan/ Gupta empire into Expo Marker columns of • “Gupta” • “Mauryan” • Or “Both” • NO NOTES • House points for most correct!
Pg 22 SAQ Practice Write this below: Use ACE to answer SAQ’s • Answer the question • Cite evidence • Explain how the evidence supports your answer
I DO SAQ Practice • I’ll hand out reading w/ Question • Put on pg 22 • Take any notes on how I do it that you want
SAQ #3 - Write on a separate sheet of paper and turn in. • Label pg 27 “Mauryan/Gupta SAQ” – you’ll put the SAQ there once I grade and give back
End of Class Review Homework VOCAB QUIZ NEXT CLASS Keep up with Key Concept guides and Vocab • How did the Gupta Empire organize the empire to govern it? What weaknesses did the Gupta have in their administration of the government?