1. South Asia Global Studies

2. South Asia the “sub continent” South Asia/ Sub Continent of AsiaSouth Asia

3. History has created diversity today!

4. Indus Civilization 2600 B.C.E- 1600 B.C.E First Civilization India is named after the Indus River First civilization and religiously important… Flourished at the time when both Ancient Egypt and Sumer were at their heights. Indus River Valley is in present day Pakistan.

5. What were the cities of this early civilization?

6. Indus Valley Cities Mohenjo-daro, Baths Excavated ruins Coastal Harappan settlement

7. Gods of Indus Valley Seated Shiva figure termed PashupatiShiva statue

8. Aryan Period 1600 BCE – 500 BCE Where did they come from?

9. Aryan/Vedic period

10. Aryans brought language & their gods! SanskritRig Vedas

11. They brought… Domestic Horse & sacred Cow Indus Bull Iron weapons & conquest

12. Established the Caste System

13. Alexander the Great Conquered Northern India- 325 B.C.E. Alexander didn’t stay long, after a few years he returned to Babylon- where he died A man named Chandragupta was able to overthrow the Aryan kingdom and form a big new empire over all of northern India and into Afghanistan- The Mauryan Empire

14. Mauryan Period 326 B.C.E- 184 B.C.E

15. Mauryan Leaders ChandraguptaEmperor Ashoka

16. Ashoka Greatest King of the Mauryans Why is he a hero?Ashoka’s Edicts

18. Gupta Empire re- unites India. 320 A.D.- 535 A.D. Emperor Chandragupta (chose name from great Mauryan ruler) Empire last for about 200 years Southern India is NOT part of the empire & is still controlled by different Hindu Kings.

19. Gupta Empire = Golden Ages Like many other empires in the world- Gupta was time of Golden Ages.. Han Dynasty African Kingdoms- Ghana & Mali European Renaissance in the Middle Ages Enlightenment Pax Romana

20. Southern part of India? King Raja Raja Chola Ruled by Hindu Kingdoms Decline of the Gupta Empire As the Gupta empire becomes weak and declines, invaders from many areas take over parts of South Asia. Next 1,000 years no real unity, different kingdoms etc. One kingdom was King Raja Raja Chola…

21. Beginning of Muslim influence in South Asia 1 st Muslim Empire Delhi Sultanate 13 th - 18 th Centuries 1200 A.D.- 1700 A.D.

22. Delhi Sultanates Series of Dynasties

23. Old Delhi becomes capital of Islamic India. Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq, DelhiOld Delhi

24. Invaders from Central Asia: Mongolians

25. Mugal/Mongol Empire 2 nd Muslim Empire- 1500’s- 1800s. Gun Powder Empire It consolidated Islam in South Asia. Spread Muslim/Persian Arts and Culture. Centralized government & many smaller kingdoms. Fusion of languages

26. Mugal (Mongol) Islamic Empire Master of “Hindustan” Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur

27. Tolerance & intolerance! Under Baber, Muslims were NOT absorbed into Hindu society. Hindus were forced to pay “tax” that was not required of Muslims. Destruction of Hindu temples; some conflict between Hindus/Muslims. However for much of their empire they allowed Hindus to reach senior government or military positions.

28. Akbar the Great Why ?

29. Shah Jahan What is his legacy?

30. European Imperialism ends Muslim rule in S. Asia.