Central Asia Unitunit 5

Central Asia and the Middle East’s history is largely determined by its geography, meager natural resources, lack of biodiversity, and location along trade routes.

How were human populations affected by the various geographic and climate related features of Central Asia and the Middle East?

How did the existence of various religious and ethical systems in the region affect the political and cultural organization of Central Asia and Middle Eastern societies?

Explain the role that trade played in the economic development of Central Asia and Middle East cultures.

2.3 Planned Cities on the Indus

The first Indian civilization built well-planned cities on the banks of the Indus River.

Describe the impact of geography on the Indus Valley culture.

What major concepts characterize Indus Valley cities and culture?

List theories about the decline of Indus Valley cultures.

3.1 The Indo-Europeans

Indo-Europeans migrated into Europe, India, and Southwest Asia and interacted with peoples living there.

1. Describe the spread of Indo-Europeans and their language

2. Identify the Hittite empire and effects of its technology on other societies

3. Summarize the possible Aryan invasion of India and the culture that resulted

3.2 Hinduism & Buddhism

Hinduism

Hinduism

750-550 BCE, Upanishads

mokshareincarnationkarma

Jainism

Mahavira, founder

BrahmaVishnuShiva

Buddhism

Buddhism

Siddhartha Gautama, died ~400 BCE

4 Noble TruthsNirvana through the Middle Way

sangha & dharma

Theravada: strict spiritual discipline of the Buddha

Mahayana: salvation

to all through popular worship

7.1 India’s First Empires

The Mauryas and the Guptas established empires, but neither unified India permanently

Trace the rise and fall of India’s first unified kingdom

Compare events in India’s three regions after the fall of the Mauryan Empire

Describe the rise of the Gupta Empire

Epitaph

Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear

here

Jesse James

A gentle man and a gentleman

Jack Dempsey

The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer (like the cover of an old book,

its contents worn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here, food

for worms. Yet the work itself shall not lost, for it will, as he believed, appear

once more In a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and

amended by its Author.

Benjamin Franklin

At restAn American soldier and Defender of

the Constitution

Jefferson Davis

Truth and History. 21 Men. The Boy Bandit King.

He died as he lived.

William H Bonney

To save your world, you asked this man to die.

Would this man, could he see you now, ask why?

an unknown soldier

Here lies an American solider, known but to God.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,Arlington National Cemetary

Epitaph, incl. name, major accomplishment, and significance to Indian history.

1. Chandragupta Maurya

2. Asoka

3. Chandra Gupta I

4. Chandra Gupta II

7.2 Trade Spreads Indian Religions &

Culture

Explain how and why religion changed in India

Describe Indian literature, art, science, and mathematics

Summarize Indian trade and its effects on India and other Asian cultures.

Theravada: strict spiritual discipline of the Buddha

Mahayana: salvation

to all through popular worship

Indian art

12.2 Mongol Conquests

The Mongols, a nomadic people from the steppe, conquered settled societies across much of Asia.

1. Describe the geography of the steppe and the lifestyle of the nomads

2. Explain Ghenghis Khan’s successes

3. Summarize the extent of the Mongol Empire and its divisions

12.3 The Mongol Empires

Summarize Kublai Khan’s conquest

Describe Mongol rule in China

Explain the fall of Mongol rule