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2. India Empires
Aim: Which empire had a greater impact on India's history, Maurya or Gupta?
Do Now: You are a new country trying to establish your empire. Who would you prefer to have, a great conqueror or a great inventor?

3. Standards Social Studies Common Core
9.3a Geographic factors encouraged and hindered a state’s/empire’s expansion and interactions.
 Students will examine the locations and relative sizes of classical political entities (Greece, Gupta, Han, Maurya, Maya, Qin, Rome) noting the location and size of each in relation to the amount of power each held within a region.
 Students will investigate how geographic factors encouraged or hindered expansion and interactions within the Greek, Roman, and Mayan civilizations.
9.3b Empires used belief systems, systems of law, forms of government, military forces, and social hierarchies to consolidate and expand power.
 Students will compare and contrast how the Mauryan, Qin, and Roman civilizations consolidated and increased power.

4. ELA Common Core Standards
Reading:
RH9­10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
Writing
WHST 9­10.2d Use precise language and domain­ specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic

5. India Empires Original Settlers Harappan society
Aryans: Indo European invaders: * Destoyed Harrapan society * Wrote Vedas *Developed Orig. Caste System. *Mixed with indigenous people
c. Alexander the Great: Invaded N. W. India

6. India Empires Original Settlers Harappan society
Aryans: Indo European invaders: * Destoyed Harrapan society * Wrote Vedas *Developed Orig. Caste System. *Mixed with indigenous people
c. Alexander the Great: Invaded N. W. India
Aryans

7. India Empires Original Settlers Harappan society
Aryans: Indo European invaders: * Destoyed Harrapan society * Wrote Vedas *Developed Orig. Caste System. *Mixed with indigenous people
c. Alexander the Great: Invaded N. W. India
Aryans

8. India Empires Original Settlers Harappan society
Aryans: Indo European invaders: * Destoyed Harrapan society * Wrote Vedas *Developed Orig. Caste System. *Mixed with indigenous people
c. Alexander the Great: Invaded N. W. India & left quickly

9. Assessment and reflection
My Participation
I participated not at all, a little, a lot
Questions I have about the lesson at this point.

10. India Empires II. Maurya Empire
a. Chandragupta Maurya took throne in 321
b. Ashoka leader/conqueror
c. Controlled more territory than Gupta
d.Promotes Buddhism
e. Pillars of Asoka:
* law codes placed
around empire
* Peace for everyone
* Religious toleration
f. Used religion to unify
country

11. India Empires III. Gupta: 320AD a. Hindu dominant religion
b. Himalayas hindered expansion
c. Trade with Persia and east Africa
d. Golden age achievement
Buddhist Paintings Ajanta cave walls

13. Europe Traders
Arab Traders
India traders

14. Assessment and reflection
My Participation
I participated not at all, a little, a lot
Question I have about the lesson.
Which empire most impacts India's History, Maurya or Gupta? Use specific information and vocabulary from the lesson and reading.