1. Empires of India Unit 3 RMS IB 2011-2012 Ms. Hunt

2. Agenda: Thursday, November 3 rd, 2011 OBJ: To compare and contrast the histories and culture of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires by creating diamond foldable entries. 1. Quiz- Kingdoms of Africa and the Middle East – No journal 2. Lecture- Empires of India 3. Diamond Foldable entry – Ottoman, Mauryan, and Gupta Empires 4. Begin Unit 3 Study Guide HW: Review your notes for 10 mins/ make vocabulary and concept flash cards

3. Empires of India Mauryan Empire Great trading empire, very centralized, provinces ruled by governors Bureaucratic Government – Hand chose rulers and officials – 4 provinces- 4 princes – Capital- Pataliputra Chandragupta Maurya- founder 321 B.C. – Fear of assassination- food always tasted for poison, never slept in the same place 2 nights in a row, secret police

5. Mauryan Empire Continued Asoka- grandson of C. Maurya – Considered greatest Indian ruler – Converted Empire to Buddhism- Tolerance of non- Buddhist – No warfare Creation of road system – “pit stops” over all care for the people Declined following Asoka’s death, completely gone by 183 B.C. – 500 years of war and problems to follow – Very weak rulers

6. Asoka and Mauryan Medallion Passport

7. Gupta Empire- The Golden Age Candragupta- founder 320 A.D. Placed the capital were the palace of the Mauryan empire was (Pataliputra) Empire of Luxury/ Golden Age of India Use of The Silk Road in trading – Salt, cloth, and iron trade Decline- Invaded by the Huns, 5 th Century

9. Accomplishments Education Flourished Literature – Kalidasa wrote Shakuntala Astronomy- use of a calendar, developed weeks and hours Architecture- stupa – housed relics of Buddha, domed shaped Traveling Acting Groups Medicine – Catalog of diseases and more than 500 plants Performing of surgery – Including plastic surgery Mathematics- Decimal point system and the concept of 0 – Hindu- Arabic numerical system

11. Mughals Taj Mahal Interesting Facts -Shah Jahan’s Wfie- Mumtaz, gave birth to 14 children -Took 22 years to build and covers 42 acres -Ordered it to be built “as beautiful as she was” -Walls and floors inlayed with prescious stones and writing 1526 Mughals Invaded - Akbar- greatest ruler of the Muhgals (Fair and Just ruler) - Shah Jahan- ruler who built the Taj Mahal Tomb for his wife *Overthrown by his own son

14. Indian Empires Accomplishments 200 B.C.- 1600 A.D. Architecture- Stupa, Taj Mahal Preservation of Ancient classics Large system of road ways (including pit stops) Great Trading Empire!!! – Use of the silk Road

15. Empires of the World- Diamond Foldable Each pair of students should have 3 sheets of paper, 1 set of scissors, and 1 glue stick. – Entries for- Ottoman, Mauryan, and Gupta Empires Follow Ms. Hunt’s folding directions Fill in, using your notes, all information that belongs in the diamonds: – Top- Name of Kingdom and illustration to represent their achievements – Left- Location (geography, description of territory) – Right- Important people and places – Bottom- Accomplishments Be sure to decorate each diamond so it relates to the Empire it contains notes on. You have until the end of class to finish your diamond foldable.