Transcript Intro to the History of India

Intro to the History of India
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The Indus and Ganges River
Valley
By: Melanie, Christa,
Makayla, & Silas
Definitions
• Subcontinent:
a large mass that sticks
out from a continent In
this case Asia. Noun.
• Monsoons: big gusts of
wind that blow across
the continent. Noun.
Definitions (Continued)
• Citadel: a fortress.
The fortress was a
group of public
buildings. Noun.
• Migrated: to move
from one place to
another. Verb.
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Himalaya Mountains:
Identifications:
This is a long stretch of
mountains that start in
Pakistan and travel along the
border of India. It is hard to
live in this area. It is a divider
amongst not only people but
entire countries.
Indus River Valley: This
valley has rich soil and from
it, farmers grow wheat and
other grains. The soil was so
rich that it produced a surplus
of food. This helped influence
the creation of cities. This
river that flows through India
was helping civilizations from
2500 BC.
Identifications (Continued)
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Ganges River Valley: At about 800
BC the Aryans came to conquest
parts of Asia and India. Prior to the
ruling of the Ganges River, many
empires had battled over the rule of
the territory. They migrated back to
what they called their homeland.
The River impacted many aspects
of their life including trade,
transportation, and the herding of
animals.
Mohenjo-Daro: This ancient city
was built along the banks of the
Indus river making it often flood.
This being one of the first citystates, helpful to the human
civilization around the 2500 BC. to
1500BC. What this civilization did
was create lots of merchant and
artisans activity.
Short Answer Questions:
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Geography affected the
way people live. If they
lived by water, they
would have a good
transportation system.
They could water their
crops and they could
have water for
themselves. Mountains
are a barrier, because
they are hard to cross
and live on.
Short Answer Questions
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The Mohenjo-Daro
leaders had to make
sure that there was a
flood system, because
the Indus River
flooded often. They
also had to make sure
that they had the five
aspects of civilization,
including: religion,
gov., writing,
technology, and social
class.
Beginning of Hinduism
By: Drew, Autumn, Mariana, Jacob.
Reincarnation:
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Hindus believe that reincarnation is the rebirth of
the soul.
According to Hindu belief, it is the actions of a
person in this life that affect his or her fate in the
next life.
Dharma:
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Are the religious and moral duties of each
person. These duties depend on factors such as
a person's class, occupation, and age.
Ahimsa:
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To Hindus Ahimsa means nonviolent. To all
Hindus people and things are part of Brahman.
This means they must be treated with respect.
Hindus do not eat meat and try to avoid hurting
living things.
Brahma:
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Brahma is the creator and can take many
different forms both human and animals. And its
part of a single, all-powerful force called
Brahman. He created the Earth and everything
on it.
Vishnu
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The Preserver. Is a kindly god who is concerned with the
welfare of human beings. Vishnu visits Earth from time to
time in different forms. He does this to protect humans
from disaster or to guide them.
Shiva
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Shiva is the destroyer. He is not concerned with human matters. He
is very powerful and sometimes destroys the universe but he also
creates it again.
How did the early Aryan religion
grow into Hinduism?
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The Aryans passed such hymns and honored their gods
from generation to generation. Aryan culture mixed with
that of the people they conquered, new ideas and
beliefs became part of the Vedas. From the blending
came the world's oldest living religion, Hinduism.
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How are good and bad behavior
related to reincarnation in
Hinduism?
Good behavior is always rewarded. Bad behavior is
always punished. Faithful followers of Hinduism will be
reborn into a higher position and those whose acts
have been bad may be born into a lower caste.
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The Beginning of Buddhism
By Meg, Alina, Ryan And Connor
Definitions
• Meditate: to think deeply about sacred
things
• Nirvana: the lasting peace that
Buddhists seek by giving up selfish
desires
• Missionary: a person who spreads his or
her religious beliefs to other people
Identifications
• Saddhartha Guantama:he is a young
Hindu prince who soon becomes
Buddha
Short Answers
• How did Buddha try to change the lives
of people in India?
• He took rides that had changed his life
and Asia. During the rides he had seen
things that he had never imagined.
What happened to Buddhism in
India
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Buddhism died because the ruler
named Asoka was one of the best
rulers and his teachings did not last in
this land so Buddhism died.
“The Golden Age of Maurya India”
By Lauren, Mojo, and Aden, Tanya
This chapter was about the first king of India,
Chandragupta, his grandson Asoka, and how they
both ruled the greatest empires that India had ever
seen. In these slides you will be informed about
Chandragupta, and his grandson, and how they
built these empires.
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• Absolute Power:
• Convert:
• To have complete
control or power over
someone, or a group of
people.
Convert is the theory of changing
another person's belief.
noun
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Identify...
After the passing of
Chandragupta was the first king of
Maurya around 330 B.C. He
believed in ruling with absolute
power. From where he got that
idea from was a book called, “The
Science of Material Guide.” He was
a warlike person, and believed in
battles. He spread his power
throughout the years over most of
north and central India.
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Chandragupta, the
empire was passed
down to his son, and
after he died, the empire
was passed down to
Chandragupta's
grandson Asoka. Asoka
ruled for more then 35
years, his rule ended in
232 B.C, and by then he
had built the greatest
empire ever in India. In
the beginning of his rule
Asoka was very warlike,
such as his grandfather
was. But, after a big
battle Asoka changed his
views and changed his
beliefs to Buddhism.
Asoka's name meant
“without sorrow.”
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During the first few years that
Asoka was in rule, he was warlike
just as his grandfather,
Chandragupta. Asoka expanded his
ruler ship to other territories in the
east. Chandragupta extended the
power he had over much of north
and central India. He believed in
ruling with absolute power, and that
it is just what Chandragupta did. He
gained this idea from a book called,
“ The Science of Material Gain.”
Chandragupta's rule started in 330
B.C. He ruled for about 33 years.
When Asoka converted his beliefs
to Buddhism, he sent teachers to
spread the messages of Buddha
through out the lands such as
China, other parts of India and so
on.
Asoka thought of his people as
his children. He was very
concerned with their welfare
such as a father would be to his
children. He had hospitals built
for the people. He also had wells
every mile for the animals and
also the people, so they would
not be thirsty.
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Culture and History In South
and South West Asia
By: Zaria, Kevin, Sha'Ron
Caste: a social class defined by job
and roll in society
Partition: Division, the dividing of
Pakistan and India
Colony: a colony is a territory owned
by another nation, usually one far away
Boycott: refusing goods or services
Siddhartha-Gautama- is a prince, according to the Buddhist
tradition, that founded Buddhism He gave up his wealth for
the sake of suffering people, and was worshiped as Buddha
and taught his ways.
Asoka- Chandragupta Maurya (a fierce leader that
conquered many kingdoms) son. After a bloody battle,
Asoka gave up war and violence, he freed his prisoners,
and became a Buddhist. He spread the peaceful
message of Buddhism throughout his kingdom.
Mohandas Gandhi- India’s greatest leader was
Gandhi. When he called for people to resist British
rule, he insisted on doing it in a nonviolent way. He
urged a Boycott of British goods services, he was
thrown in jail multiple times, but that only showed is
efforts towards freeing India even more.
Mohandas K. Gandhi was a peaceful person, he lead kindly and non-violently,
even when situations called for a fight. For example when the British took over
India, Gandhi showed that freedom will be bestowed upon the people of india,
and that they will get that freedom in a kind matter. He lead boycotts against the
British goods and services, he was thrown in jail for resisting the rule of the
British government, but that only made him a stronger leader. Suffering though
jail, showed that Gandhi was sticking to his beliefs and rules, is efforts for
freedom for his country only convinced Britain more and more about granting
there wish, and that was the goal. India was freed in 1947.
My Dear beloved family, as you know our family is the 2nd richest family in the country and
many of the people are catching diseases, getting very ill, and therefore dying. But most of
the families are poor and dying of starvation. So I have gone out to go help many of the
families as they are in need of medical care and many other supplies so therefore I must
give up our wealth but thanks to our wealth many of the people had stopped dying because
of the care that I have brought to the land although we have lost most of our wealth I have
found a new job, goat herding! Thanks to my new job we can live a better life now that we
have lost most of our wealth we can survive on each other so our family has never been this
close before but I have to go on to help out still I will be back in about 6 months I still have
many things to take care of. Farewell my dear beloved family.