1. Early Civilizations India and China

2. Subcontinent North - Mountains South - Water Geography

3. Monsoons Allowed travel between Africa, Middle East and India

4. Fertile Soil + More Food =? More People

5. Indus Valley Civilization the Dravidians

6. Much of the Indus Valley history is still a mystery Planned Cities

7. A planned city tells you what about their government?

8. Civilization just Disappeared

9. From the EAST the Aryans moved in

10. Aryans felt “superior” towards the Dravidians

11. Cultural Diffusion Occurs New Language Developed Sanskirt

12. What we know came from the Vedas (collection of prayers, hymns, etc)

13. Aryans Way of Life Led by Rajahs (Skilled War Leader) VALUED CATTLE FOR SURIVAL AND A SIGN OF WEALTH

14. Warriors Farmers, merchants artisans Priests Social Classes Dravidians

15. Caste System BORN INTO CHANGE WHEN YOU DIE

16. Treatment of the “Untouchables”

17. Joint Family System Dowry to be paid

18. Sati Rituals Widow chooses to die with the body of the husband

19. Ganges River “mother of the people” Today

20. Way of Life Polytheistic Mystics – people who devote their life to seek spiritual truth

21. The Birth of A New Religion HINDUISM

22. NO Single Founder NO Single Text (Vedas) ***Diffusion of Dravidians and Aryans

23. 3 MAIN GODS BRAHMA (CREATOR) VISHNU (PRESERVER) SHIVA DESTROYER

25. GOAL IN LIFE STOP THE CYCLE OF REINCARNATION AND TO BE REUNITED WITH BRAHMA (MOKSHA)

26. The law of KARMA This life affects your next!!!!!!

27. 2 Beliefs Dharma Religious and moral duties Ahimsa Non-violence

28. One Branch Jainism Hurt NO Living Creature

29. From Hinduism Buddhism will form in The Himalayas

30. Siddhartha Gautama Luxury lifestyle Left palace and saw life not perfect Crippled man Old man Dead man beggar Went to meditate “enlightened one”

31. 4 Noble Truths Life is suffering Suffering due to attachment Can be overcome Follow the 8 fold path

32. 8 Fold Path

33. Pagoda Curved corners Statues for Buddha

34. Nirvana – most perfect state Must work off bad karma to end samsara (reincarnation)

35. Buddhism spread in Asia Hindus in India made Buddha a god

37. Chapter 3 Section 3 Chapter 4 Sections 4 & 5

38. Geography GOBI DESERT HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS WATER Believed they were only Civilization

39. River Valley Civilization

40. Ancient Chinese Inventions Papermaking Woodblock Printing Compass Gunpowder

41. Money on a “string” Calendar 365 ¼ days

42. Neolithic Farmers Fertile Soil Huang He River Valley

43. “Yellow River” “river of sorrows”

44. Remember….. dynasty – ruling family Bronze Age

46. Mandate of Heaven Good times – heavens approved Disasters – lost favor of heavens

47. Oracle Bones Write questions Interpret the cracks

48. Polytheistic Ancestor Worship Lived in the Afterworld

49. Nobles Buried in lavish tombs Chariots, art, living people

50. SHANG INVADED BY ZHOU (CHOU)

51. Zhou (Chou) Dynasty Accomplishments Confucius Taoism Roads Code of Li

52. Calligraphy

53. A New Philosopher (system of ideas) Confucius

54. Life works better when everyone plays their “role”

55. 5 Relationships Father – Son Sibling – Sibling Husband – Wife Ruler – Subject Friend – Friend (equal) Filial piety – respect for parents

56. Code of Li Chivalry Enforced by peers

57. Life of Balance Same time Daoism

58. Qin Dynasty Accomplishments 1.Great Wall 2.First Emperor Only lasted about 15 years

61. Terra-Cotta Army

62. Han Dynasty Accomplishments 1. Silk Road 2. Public Schools ***Most Chinese today call themselves Han people

66. Cultural Diffusion

67. T’ang Dynasty Accomplishments Civil Service Exam

68. HAN - TANG Dynasties

69. Civil Service Exam

70. Looking Ahead What do you think will happen as trade with China and the west increases?