1. GUPTA TRAVELS IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A TRAVELER WHO SPENT A MONTH TRAVELING THE GUPTA EMPIRE THE SUMMER OF 450 C.E. YOU RECORD IN A JOURNAL THE MOST AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS DISCOVERED IN YOUR TRAVELS. WHEN YOU ARE DONE YOU WANT TO USE THE NOTES FROM YOUR JOURNAL TO CREATE A POSTER OR GUIDE TO ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO VISIT. What we have studied so far and where we are going.

2. Where we have been

3. Where we are going

4. Gupta Travels Objectives  I understand the impacts the effective government has civilization.  Students will Discover the technology and ideas that shaped ancient societies  Understand how geography shapes the expansion, culture, and political ideas.

5. Tomorrows Activity Day 1 Gupta Travels  Start in class  You will get 1 two sided travel organizer  You will be traveling WITH your table group to 9 stations  At each station you will be fill in one of the 9 boxes  These Stations are timed and you will need to work fast.  When time is up you will move to the next station.

6. Gupta Travels day 2  You will then use your information to create either a Map of the Gupta Empire or a Journal of your Travels.  Maps  Show approximate locations of all 9 stops  Provide details of each location  Journals  Log each stop and detail the information

7. DAY 2 Gupta Travels  Label Keys for each station5 Minutes  Compare notes10-15 Minutes  Begin Projects Remainder of the period

8. Project Rubric  Project discusses all 9 stations of the Gupta Travels exercise. 20 Points  Posters include a map of India with cities and information is clearly connected  Journals have a small map on each page that shows where that city is.  Setting10 Points  Name of the City  At least 3 other Facts (Rocky, Flat, Hot, Humid)  Specific Station Ideas20 Points  At Least 4 Specific Detailed Facts  Neatness and Effort10 Points

9. Tomorrows Test  FUEDAL TERMS  Parts of a Castle  Outer Ward, Middle Ward, Inner Ward  3 things found in the inner ward  What is the purpose of a castle.