china and india stuff

1. CHINA & INDIA
Unit 2

2. Ancient China
 The Longest Continuous
Civilization in the History
of theWorld.
 The Shang Dynasty was
the first dynasty of
Ancient China.
 Est. Rule between:
1750 – 1500 BCE

3. The Shang
 Used chariots to dominate
the farm people of the
region
 Later Developed:
1. Bow & Arrow
2. Crossbow
3. Repeating Crossbow
4. Stirrups: Ride & Shoot at
same time
***EvenAlexander & Romans didn’t have
this this military technology hundreds of
years later

4. The Shang
 Much of our info. comes
from oracle bones
 The population was 95%
peasant and 5% elite
Shang.

5. The Indian Subcontinent
 Harappa declines
(Indus River People)
– 1750 BCE
 Indo-Aryan Invaders
will spread throughout
the subcontinent
- from the Himalayas
& Hindu Kush
- to Deccan Plateau
 Establish a very unique
culture(isolation)

6. Indo-Aryans
Arrived through the
Khyber and Bolan Passes

7. Dravidians(Native Indians)
 Descendents of the Indus
River People(Harappans)
 Dark Skin
 Called Dalits today
 Have faced discrimination
and prejudice since
ancient times
 Not allowed to Marry or
Closely Associate with the
Aryans

8. Classes of People begin to Develop
 Called the Varna System
1. Brahmins – priests/teachers
2. Kshatriyas – warriors/rulers
3. Vaishya – merchant/artist
- the largest
(twice –born groups:initiation/baptism)
4. Sudras – unskilled jobs
- servants / dravidians
- not allowed to study the Vedas
Eventually a group will form
below the Sudras

9. Varna System (caste system)
 Evolved into over 300 divisions in Indian Society
 Based on:
- the color of a person’s skin
- wealth
- type of work
 Today this system is outlawed in theWorld’s
largest democracy
 How many songs do you have on your iPod?

10. 1st Time Period in Indian History
Vedic Age
 “Age of Knowledge”
 1500-500 BCE
 Long Sanskrit hymns
memorized by priests
 Myths &Tales of Gods
 Rituals and Sacrifices
(Basis of the Hindu Religion)
 Priests gathered in 4
collections called Vedas
 Rig-Veda : 1,028 hymns

11. Assignment
 Complete the worksheet on the early
dynasties of China
 Map
 NOTASSIGNED

12. Unit 2 Test --- Tuesday
 Matching - 20
 T & F - 20
 Multiple Choice - 80
 Essay (2 of 5) - 20
140 points
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