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WARM-UP: 9/3/14

WARM-UP: 9/3/14. Label the following buildings/ artifacts with the appropriate titles & civilizations where they were found. A. B. C. D. E. F. Essential Question : I will create an acrostic for the word EGYPT or INDUS using the characteristics of that civilization Warm-Up Question :

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WARM-UP: 9/3/14

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  1. WARM-UP: 9/3/14 • Label the following buildings/ artifacts with the appropriate titles & civilizations where they were found. A. B. C. D. E. F.

  2. Essential Question: • I will create an acrostic for the word EGYPT or INDUS using the characteristics of that civilization • Warm-Up Question: • What would society be like if we had no laws? • Would you like to live under Hammurabi’s Code? Why or Why not?

  3. Ancient Egypt

  4. Egypt began along the Nile River in North Africa Egypt was bordered on both sides by desert which isolated & protected Egyptians from outsiders The Nile River’s annual floods were predictable & provided fertile soil for farming The Nile flooded so predictably that the Egyptians designed their calendar around it

  5. Lasting Contributions • Advanced Cities: • Cities developed along the Nile River in “Upper Egypt” & “Lower Egypt”

  6. Lasting Contributions • Specialized Workers: • ?

  7. Lasting Contributions • Government : • Pharaohs ruled Egypt as “king-gods” & were thought to control nature • Egypt was a theocracy – a government where the political and religious leader are the same

  8. Lasting Contributions • Government : • Egyptians constructed pyramids & elaborate tombs for the pharoahs

  9. Lasting Contributions • Religion: • Egyptians were polytheistic & believed the gods controlled all aspects of life

  10. Lasting Contributions • Writing: • Egyptian hieroglyphics was both pictograms & a phonetic alphabet • Hieroglyphics were translated using the Rosetta Stone

  11. Lasting Contributions • Technology: • Egyptian ideas included a 365-day calendar, geometry, astronomy, & pyramids Egyptology Video

  12. Closing : • CREATE an acrostic poem for the word EGYPT or INDUS using the characteristics of that civilization

  13. TO-DO:9/4/14 Warm-Up • Read over Hammurabi’s Code. • Who is Speaking • What is the point of the laws • Who is being spoken too/reading the code • What’s the perspective of the code? • What would OUR society be like if we had no laws?

  14. From Civilization to Empire • After thousands of years of civilization in river valleys, the first empires appeared • River valley civilizations were complex societies with advanced technologies, cities, workers, writing, & institutions • Empires were advanced societies with well-organized, centralized gov’ts that conquered & ruled a variety of formerly independent people

  15. Major Empires Han Dynasty in China Persian Empire Mauryan & Gupta Empires in India

  16. The fertile soil & lack of natural boundaries in Mesopotamia led to frequent invasions & conquests Mesopotamia: River Valley to Empire

  17. One of the most important ancient empires were the Persians (in present-day Iran) The “10,000 Immortals” • The Persians grew into a powerful empire under Kings Cyrus & Darius With a powerful army, the Persians conquered Mesopotamia, Egypt, & India

  18. Persian Culture • Persian religion was Zoroastrianism, which viewed life as a struggle between good & evil • Persians believed in heaven & hell as consequences for how they lived their lives Zoroastrianism influenced the views of the afterlife in Judaism, Christianity, & Islam

  19. The Persian Empire at its Height Quick Brainstorming Activity:How did the Persians control such a massive empire?

  20. The Persian Empire • Persians controlled their empire in a variety of ways: • Persian kings were tolerant & allowed conquered people to keep their languages & religions • Rather than destroying or looting conquered cities, King Cyrus would show respect for local customs

  21. The Persian Empire KingDariusdividedtheempire into20provinces each ruled by a satrap (local governor) Satraps were the “eyes & ears of the king,” collected taxes, & informed the king of uprisings

  22. The Persian Empire The Persians built a network of roads in order to collect taxes & improve communication & trade throughout the empire

  23. The Persian Empire The Persians used metal coins with standardized values to help promote trade

  24. Indian Empires: Mauryan & Gupta

  25. The Mauryan Empire of India Chandragupta Maurya became king of India in 321 BC, created a vast army, & conquered new lands After the river valley era, India transitioned into the Mauryan Empire • Chandragupta’s empire controlled most of the Indian subcontinent Indus River Valley

  26. India: The Mauryan Empire • Chandragupta used tactics to control his empire: • Like the Persians, Chandragupta divided his empire into provinces each ruled by a local prince

  27. The Mauryan Empire of India • During his wars of expansion, Asoka converted to Buddhism In 269 B.C., King Asoka took over & expanded the Mauryan Empire to its greatest extent Asoka developed new policies of tolerance & nonviolence for his empire Buddhism spread as a result of Asoka’s influence Indus River Valley

  28. The Gupta Empire After Asoka’s death, the Mauryan Empire declined & was replaced by the Gupta Empire Chandra Gupta formed the Gupta Empire in 320 A.D. & expanded the empire

  29. Classical India • India experienced a “golden age” during the Gupta Empire & became a “classical empire” • Indian astronomers were the first to discover that the earth was round • Mathematicians invented modern numerals, zero, pi, & the decimal system

  30. Merchants sold exotic spices & silks to people in the Mediterranean world

  31. Han Dynasty in China

  32. China & the Dynastic Cycle • Government in China was based upon the dynastic cycle: • One ruling family (a “dynasty”) gains the “mandate of heaven” then rules until the dynasty grows weak & is over-thrown

  33. As a result, eras in Chinese history are named after the ruling dynasties During the Han Dynasty, China became a “classical civilization” marked by its advanced gov’t, trade, & technology Chinese emperors added thousands of gov’t workers (called bureaucrats) to collect taxes, enforce laws, & oversee building projects Han kings built a powerful army & expanded into Asia to form China’s first empire

  34. In order to gain one of the 130,000 gov’t jobs, citizens had to pass a civil service exam Exams were based on Confucian teachings

  35. Han China Chinese technologies became advanced, especially silk & paper making. Paper made books cheaper & increased literacy in China

  36. Han China The desire for Chinese luxury goods led to the Silk Road which connected China with Indian, Persian, & Mediterranean societies

  37. Closure Activity: Identify similarities & differences among the Persian, Indian, & Chinese empires.

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