St andard SSWH2 a. 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

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

2d) peace and prosperity 2e) Missionaries … Stone pillars “Golden Age” of the Guptas (AD 320 – AD 550) 3)Gupta 4)Golden Age 5)Trade and farming …arts and learning. 6)Arabic numerals and developed the decimal system.

7) Vaccinating 8) Stupas 9) Civil war and foreign invaders. 10) 1,000 years

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

1) Zhou grew and prospered. 2) Called The Mandate of Heaven 3) Mandate of Heaven 4) feudal 5) Zhou accomplishments: 5a) economy 5b) money (coins) 5c) silk 5d) books 6) fuedal lords

7) Shi Huangdi 8) Authoritarian rewards for success and punishments 9) abolished 10) military spies 11) killed prison 12) Shi Huangdi accomplishments 12a) weights and measures 12b) (coin) money 12c) writing 12d) Great Wall 13) heavy taxes, forced labor, and cruel policies.

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.

Confucianism 1) social order and good government. 2) teaching 3) Analects 4a) Correct behavior 4b) place in society

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

4d) filial piety 5) 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