HIST416
World History
Unit Two Planner
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Use log-in provided in class.
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/ Timeline for world history
Unit Two: India’s First Empires, The First Empires of China.
Key Ideas: The first settlement in the subcontinent occurred around the Indus
River with the Harrapan Civilization. In ancient India, ideas about society and
religion had their origins in Aryan ideas. Aryan society was divided into groups,
called varnas. Over time, a rigid social structure, known as the caste system,
emerged. Hinduism, with its origins in Aryan thinking, is a belief system that
includes a belief in reincarnation, or rebirth. Buddhism, started by Siddhārtha
Gautama, began to rival Hinduism in India after the sixth century B.C. Buddhism
is focused
on achieving enlightenment through good deeds and meditation. Three main
empires flourished in India during the time period: the Mauryan, the Kushān,
and the Gupta. Increased trade and strong leadership led to prosperity and
territorial expansion as well as cultural and scientific advances.
Three major schools of thought emerged in ancient Zhou China: Confucianism,
Daoism, and Legalism. In general, all three philosophies focused on worldly
matters, such as the nature of human beings and how to create a stable society.
These various philosophies were employed during the Qin and Han dynasties.
Qin Shihuangdi, the founder and sole emperor of the Qin dynasty, united China
under a single monetary system, new infrastructure, and a centralized
bureaucracy. After the fall of the Qin, the Han dynasty continued some of the
Qin’s ideas about bureaucracy but expanded and refined them. Under the Han,
Chinese culture flourished, marking it as a classical civilization—one of China’s
greatest.
Chapters 5, 6 (Also add pages 32-40, 89-105, 107-121.)
Calendar of Activities and Assignments:
5 September: No School – Holiday Labor Day
6 September: Text pages 32-35 (Chapter 2, Lesson 3). Introduce the unit. Show
slides regarding Harrapan writing, and watch brief portion of TED talk about the
puzzle. Talk about the word caste – its origins – its meaning to the region. Also
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include British Museum Indus Seal material. Read text in class. Assign
Mohenjo-Daro image (one question) and Seal from Mohenjo-Daro (two
questions) online.
7 September: Text pages 89-95 (Chapter 5, Lesson 1). Discuss caste system, read
from text, complete reading guide and begin to create a graphic organizer of
“Hindu World View” in notes. Read text in class.
8 September: In class reading “Hindu View,” consider how this Upanishad
reading exposes the different view of how societies could work –
segregation/caste/reincarnation.
9 September: Discuss and complete a diagram together regarding Hindu world
view – in notes. Connect diagram to all texts considered.
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12 September: Text pages 96-99 (Chapter 5, Lesson 2). Discuss content and
watch portions of biography, The Buddha.
http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/timemap/section/events-buddhas-life/
13 September: Text pages 100-105 (Chapter 5, Lesson 3). Read, discuss. Watch
portions of The Story of India, focusing on the Mauryan Empire. Assign
Candragupta Maurya biography online (two questions).
Film times from class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcT5J0l3HNU
25:15
– 32:00, 45:15 – 54:31
14 September: Text pages 36-40 (Chapter 2, Lesson 4). Begin China Beginning
dynasties – Shang and Zhou, Mandate of Heaven, patriarchal society. In class
consideration of Zhou Ritual Vessel. Assign Shang Dynasty Bronze Art.
15 September: Text pages 107-113 (Chapter 6, Lesson 1). After setting the stage,
students read and collect information about all three schools of thought in China
– begin to construct a grid diagram. Read text in class.
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16 September: Debate the three schools of thought – with quotes to
consider. Chapter 6, Lesson 2 - Assign Qin Shihuangdi Describes His
Dynasty (two questions).
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19 September: Text pages 114-121 (Chapter 6, Lesson 2-3). Include details of the
Qin, and the Han Synthesis. Include British Museum Han Lacquer Cup
also. Review for the test.
20 September: Test (30 Multiple Choice questions, 5 short answer questions, 1
extended response.) You may use your notes on the test. 30 points + 10 points +
20 points. Total points = 60 points.
Extended Response: Write a 10-14 sentence extended response to answer the
following question.
Answer the question with specifics.
Why did the political chaos of the Period of the Warring States give rise to
philosophies such as Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism? Be sure to include
details of each school of thought. What ultimately happened? (What school of
thought triumphed initially? How did they impact later Dynasties?)
Who, what, where, why, when, how, so what?
Monsoons, Indus River Valley, Indus River, Ganges River, Harappans, Aryans,
Sanskrit, Vedas, Rig Veda, Vedic Age, varna, caste, jati, caste system, Brahmins,
Dravidians, Hinduism, Upanishads, Brahman, dharma, karma, moksha,
reincarnation, yoga, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha, Four Noble Truths, nirvana,
stupas, patronage, boddhisatva, Mojeno-daro, Candragupta Maurya, Ashoka
Maurya, Kushan, Gupta, Anyang, aristocracy, Shang, Zhou, Period of the
Warring States, Kong Fuzi, Confucius, Analects, ren, filial piety, li, xiao, Laozi,
Dao, Daoism, Legalism, Qin Shi Huangdi, Qin, Great Wall, Chinese script,
Chang’an, Han Wudi, civil service, Sima Qian, dynasty, loess, “China’s sorrow”,
“mandate of heaven”, bronze technology, ancestor veneration, oracle bones,
Xiongnu, silk, Han, Jainism, Yangzi River, Huang He (Yellow) River, ahimsa,
paper, bamboo strips, Xian, Mencius, Daodejing, wuwei, Brahmins, Kshatriyas,
Vaishyas, Shudras, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita
Artifacts: British Museum Indus Seal, writing from Mohenjo-Daro and Harrapa,
oracle bones, Zhou Ritual Vessel, Shang Bronze Vessel, British Museum Han
Lacquer Cup
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Documents: Readings from Upanishad, selections from three schools
Video: Story of India, The Buddha, Hero
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