Hinduism 1 of the oldest religion-founded in India The Roots of Hinduism 4 Vedas-“Books of knowledge” Contain hymns & prayers to the deities Gods or goddesses Students memorized the verses At 1st-Only spoken Later written in Sanskrit & memorized

Hinduism Beliefs of Hinduism The soul survives death to be reborn into a new body Reincarnation-the cycle rebirth The soul carries karma from 1 life to the next Karma is a force created by good & bad acts that ppl. do

Hinduism The Caste System Four social classes called the varnas Brahmins-Priests & Scholars Kshatriyas-Warriors & Rulers Vaisyas-Artisans-skilled workers, farmers, & merchants Sudras-Servants & laborers

Bell Work Complete the jig-saw activity You have 5 minutes! What is something new you learned about Hinduism?

Early Indian Empires

The 1st Indian Empire Raja- Ruler Chandragupta Maurya ruled in 321 B.C. Centralized gov’t-Ruled from Ganges R. Valley Collected taxes Pay for projects Postal system created Well-paved roadways Connected parts of India All class discussion

Bell Work This is a review What is an empire?

The 1st Indian Empire India’s Greatest Emperor Chandragupta Maurya’s grandson Asoka Ruler in 273 B.C. Attacked another kingdom Horrified at the killing He became a Buddhist & gave up war Ppl. allowed to practice own religion 40 yrs. of prosperity/peace Center of trade in Mediterranean world All class discussion

Buddhism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilBs32zN7I All class discussion

The Buddha’s Teachings The Story of a Prince Indian queen had a dream about her son If left family=A great teacher If stayed w/family=A great king Siddhartha grew up as a prince Left to explore Saw ppl. suffering Left wife & son to learn more All class discussion

The Buddha’s Teachings The Story of a Prince Started to meditate Learned suffering was based on the ppl.’s desires Get rid of desires=get rid of suffering Became known as Buddha or “Enlightened One” His lessons became basis for Buddhism All class discussion

Bell Work Who was Buddha?

The Buddha’s Teachings The Four Noble Truths(Heart of Teachings) Life is full of suffering Ppl. suffer because of their wants & needs The way of ending suffering is to stop desiring things The way to stop one’s desires is to follow the Eightfold Path

The Buddha’s Teachings The Eightfold Path Know & understand the 4 Noble Truths Give up worldly things, & don’t harm others Tell the truth, don’t gossip, & don’t speak badly of others Don’t commit evil acts, like killing, stealing, or living an unclean act How does this relate to Christianity/Catholicism

The Buddha’s Teachings The Eightfold Path Do rewarding work that does not involve harming any living thing Work for good & oppose evil Cntrl. your thoughts & feelings Practice meditation as a way of understanding reality

The Buddha’s Teachings The Eightfold Path A way to free ppl. from their desires & achieve enlightenment Understanding truth of all things-Nirvana Reincarnation=A belief of Buddhism Respect for all life

The Gupta Empire Jainism- Founded around 600 B.C. Teaches ahimsa-nonviolence toward humans & all other living things Mohandas Gandhi & Martin Luther King Jr. used ahimsa for their movements

Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yrt1ubPGOk

The Gupta Empire Gupta empire ruled for about 200 yrs. A New Empire Samudragupta- Chandragupta’s son Empire increased pwr. Defeated rulers paid tax to stay in pwr. Chandragupta II- Samudragupta’s son Cotton, salt, & spices=exports Copper, glassware, pottery & silk=imports

The Gupta Empire Gupta Achievement 2 of greatest epics written Long poem about life of a hero Mathematics impact Invented decimal system Created the #’s 1-9 & the #0- Tech not possible w/out it Invented algorithms-steps to solve math problems Astronomy impact Sun=Center of the solar system Understood gravity

Final Thought on the Gupta Empire How do you think a variety of imports and exports could create power in the Gupta empire? How did the advancements in the Gupta empire affect other civilizations?

Fall of the Gupta Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWmuXUNAf60

Assignment Your assignment will be to read the assigned section on either pg. 62 or 63 & take notes on it 4 people will read “A New Empire” 4 people will read “Gupta Achievements”

The Gupta Empire Here is a primary source that describes what the Gupta empire looked like in ancient India to an outsider

The Gupta Empire A New Empire

The 1st Indian Empire India’s Greatest Emperor (starts on page 59) All class discussion

The 1st Indian Empire India’s Greatest Emperor (starts on page 59) All class discussion

The Buddha’s Teachings The Story of a Prince (starts on page 60) All class discussion

Assignment Your assignment will be to read the assigned section on either pg. 62 or 63 & take notes on it 2 people will read “A New Empire” 3 people will read “Gupta Achievements”

Today You are going to help me fill in the PowerPoint!

The Gupta Empire A New Empire

The Gupta Empire Gupta Achievements

The Gupta Empire A New Empire

The Gupta Empire Gupta Achievements

Bell Work Who is Buddha? Please share your paragraphs on the Eightfold Path & the Ten Commandments