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Aim: How does Indian Civilization begin to take shape pre-unification?. Do Now: 1)What were the characteristics of early Indian Civilizations? 2) Who were the Aryans?. Homework: Read and take notes on section on Hinduism. Why was the sub-continent of India unique?. Reliance on Monsoons
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Aim: How does Indian Civilization begin to take shape pre-unification? Do Now: 1)What were the characteristics of early Indian Civilizations? 2) Who were the Aryans? Homework: Read and take notes on section on Hinduism
Why was the sub-continent of India unique? • Reliance on Monsoons • Lack of Trade Why? • Invasions Aryans (Indo-European conquerors) • What were they in search for? • Set up series of small kingdoms, warfare common • What does this indicate about early Indian civilization?
What do we know about the Aryan civilization? • Religion? • Vedas, class structure
Structure Leaders needed support of Priests (Brahmans) • Raja (Military Kings/Leaders) responsible for decisions within civilization (i.e. taxation)
Empire Building? • How is it that the Aryans are able to learn about and create an Empire over time? • Why is the rule of Darius useful to the Aryans? • A. • B.
How doe Alexander the Great Similarly affect India? • What are the characteristics of Alexander’s rule, and why might these help the Aryans? A. B. C. Power Vacuum? How is this created, and why is it significant?
Answer: How does the prospect of unification for India change over time? Why?