1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. Early Indian Empires

6. 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

7. Bell Work
This is a review
What is an empire?

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Bell Work
Who was Buddha?

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Videos

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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?

22. Fall of the Gupta Empire

23. 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”

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

25. The Gupta Empire
A New Empire

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

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

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

29. 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”

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

31. The Gupta Empire
A New Empire

32. The Gupta Empire
Gupta Achievements

33. The Gupta Empire
A New Empire

34. The Gupta Empire
Gupta Achievements

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