1. Near what geographic feature did early civilizations begin?

2. What do you think happened after those first civilizations either became bigger or collapsed? Why?

Introduction to Unit 3

• What is this a photo of?

• Why is this movie titled the way it is? Explain.

• How do you think it relates to the civilizations we will be talking about?

What is the nickname of New York State?

• The Empire State• Why?

– In 1784, during a tour of the State's harbors, waterways and fertile interior, George Washington referred to New York as the "Seat of Empire." Since then, New Yorkers have worked ambitiously to live up to the State's motto and to make "The Empire State" the national leader it is today.

• What is an empire?

Unit 5Empires 1

Timeline

Important Empires I

Map

Tang Dynast

y

Byzantine

Empire

Muslim Empire

Gupta Empire

Africa

Europe

Asia

Gupta Empire

Byzantine Empire

Tang Dynasty

Muslim Empire

Timeline of Important Empires I

Empire: A civilization that takes over other territories and unites them under one ruler

Gupta Empire

300 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 400

Tang Dynasty

Byzantine

Empire Muslim Empire

Golden Age: Time of peace and prosperity

GuptaEmpire

Geography played a big role in where

the Gupta located in

India

Himalayas

blocked travel

north and the

Ocean stopped

travel to the

south.

India’s “Golden Age”:• Came during the Gupta Empire• Chandra Gupta started the empire

golden age:• time in a culture’s history of peace and prosperity• many great cultural contributions

Gupta Contributions to our Society

Decimal System

Arabic Numerals {1, 2, 3, …,}

Concept of Zero - Ø

Other Contributions of Gupta Empire

Medicine

• herbal remedies

• form of plastic surgery for the treatment of facial injuries. 

• vaccinations against smallpox, a practice later used in China (10th century) and Europe (17th century.)

Architecture• Hindus built stone temples for various Hindu gods.  • Buddhists built shrines to house the remains of select

holy people – called Stupas, which became pagodas in China

Literature• fables and folktales written in Sanskrit• stories spread west to Persia, Egypt, and Greece

– Through cultural diffusion became the basis for many Islamic literary works

• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves • Aladdin and his Magic Lamp

India’s “Golden Age” is said to have been during the Gupta Empire. This may be because the Guptasdeveloped the most important concepts in the field of

A. Math

B. Medicine

C. Politics

D. Philosophy

The Maurya Empire and the Gupta Empire in India both accomplished this during their success

1.They both raised the acceptance of Buddhism by the people

2.They both unified the country of India

3.They both raised large sums of money to buy more land

4.Neither Empires were successful

 

The Gupta Empire expanded the Empire through war and latter through diplomacy and marriage. They also increased cultural diffusion and the Indian economy through

1.Trade with other countries

2.Small battles at the borders

3.Religious tolerance

4.Closed borders

What are two geographic facts about India that had a significant affect on its culture?

1. The Alps and the Indian Ocean

2. The Himalaya Mountains and the deserts

3. The Himalaya Mountains and the monsoons

4. The Alps and the deserts

GUPTA

Location: India• Hinduism and Caste System flourished

(became stronger) under Gupta rule

Gupta Empire was one of India’s “Golden Ages”

Contributions: – Guptas were good at Math, they created

• concept of “Zero” • decimal system• numbers we use today – Arabic

Numerals (“Arabs” took them and introduced them to the Europeans)

Gupta Empire – don’t copy

Gupta Dynasty (320 - 550 CE) - lead Golden Age• established a strong central government • allowed a degree of local control • Followed Hindu beliefs 

– strict caste system, or class system.  • Had time to pursue scientific and artistic endeavors• Later declined due to weak rulers & a series of invasions

Tang Dynasty

Tang: Influence on Japan and Korea

Much of Japanese and Korean culture was borrowed from the Chinese during the Tang Dynasty

- Buddhism- Confucianism - “5 Relationships”- Writing System- Respect for Nature

Tang Influence continued:

Silk Road: • Helped the dynasty extend westward• Connected China with western cultures (Muslim and

Byzantine Empires)

Contributions to our Society

• Gunpowder• Porcelain• Compass• Spinning Wheel• Mechanical Clock• Block Printing

Other Contributions and Inventions of the Tang Dynasty

(approx. 618-907 A. D.)• Tea • Po Chu-i (poet) • Scroll painting • Three Doctrines (Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism) • Gunpowder • Civil Service Exams • Brandy and whiskey • Flame-thrower • Dance and Music

Art in Tang Dynasty• Very Rich and Opulent (Wealthy) era in Chinese history

• flourishing • Painting, pottery, calligraphy, sculpture, music, dance and

literature important

• art being appreciated in every day life.

• art found in the homes• Art was no longer only appreciated by the church or Royal

Family, but was now appreciated by those from all walks of life.

• Doctors, lawyers, scholars, craftsman, businessmen and wealthy merchants all afforded themselves works of art.

Seated Buddha, Tang dynasty (618–906), ca. 650China

Buddhist stele, Tang dynasty (618—906), ca. 700China

Night-Shining White, Tang dynasty (618–906), 8th centuryAttributed to Han Gan (Chinese, active 742–56)China

Mathematics in Tang Dynasty

• Solved cubic equations

• Translations of Indian mathematical works. – angle measurement (360 degrees) – table of sines for angles from 0 to 90 degrees in 24

steps (3 3/4 degree) increments. – Hindu decimal numerals also introduced, but not

adopted.

• Tangent table.

Which of the following events took place

during the rule of the Tang Dynasty in China: A. China expanded to take over India

B. Japan borrowed much of the Chinese cultural ways such as writing and Buddhism

C. The Mongols took over China and created the largest land empire ever

D. Russia invaded China and forced them to become Communists

TANG – don’t copyLocation: China

Contributions: – first use of paper money– porcelain: hard shiny pottery

Japan studied the Tang Dynasty• copied much of the Chinese culture (language,

Buddhism, etc.)

Silk Road began • trading routes between China and the western lands

• http://www.silk-road.com/artl/tang.shtml

• http://www.metmuseum.org/special/China/golden_age_more.htm

• Chinese House - http://www.pem.org/yinyutang/house/base_force.html - modern with some history

Byzantine Empire

Byzantine: Ties to the Roman Empire

How it was created: – It was the eastern half of the old Roman Empire

The Byzantine Empire, 527-565 AD [Source: Libyan National Atlas, 1978.]

How the Byzantine Empire Compared with the Roman Empire

Capital Religion Language Other Information

Roman RomeRomanCatholic

(Christian)Latin

- The western half of the old Roman Empire

- Fell into the “Dark Ages”

ByzantineConstan-

tinople

Eastern (Greek)

Orthodox(Christian)

Greek

- The eastern half of the old Roman Empire

- Grew strong and lasted 1000 years

Impact on Russia• Religion:

– Eastern Orthodox spread to Russia (known as Russian Orthodox)

– no longer Roman Catholic

• Trade: Many Byzantine ideas were introduced into Russia through trade. • Cyrillic

alphabet• Art work

(mosaics)• Religion• Architecture

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byz_6.html

Contributions to our societyJustinian’s Code:• The laws of the Byzantine Empire based on the Twelve

Tables of Roman law, became a basis for laws in many European nations

Art and Architecture: slide show:: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/

article5002358.ece

• Usually supported the Christian

Church

Preservers of Greek and Roman culture:• The Byzantine Empire saved the knowledge, art, and ideas

of the old Roman and Greek cultures

Hagia Sophia Orthodox Church

http://www.learn.columbia.edu/ha/html/byzantine.html

ByzantineVirtual Architecture

Byzantine Coin

After the fall of Rome, the eastern half of the empire became known as the:

A. Persian Empire

B. Byzantine Empire

C. Mongol Empire

D. Gupta Empire

One of the great accomplishments of the Byzantine Empire was:

A . the take over of all of the Roman Empire

B. the emergence of a merchant middle class

C. the domination of trade with the Mongols

D. the code of laws created by Emperor Justinian

Much of the traditional culture of Russia is linked to which of the following cultures:

A. Byzantine EmpireB. Muslim EmpireC. Tang DynastyD. Gupta Empire

BYZANTINE Empire Summary

Location: “Eastern” half of the old Roman Empire

Great Leader: Justinian• created Justinian’s Code - a written set of laws

Language: Greek

Importance: – preserved old Greek and Roman culture while barbarians

destroyed Rome– “in between” invaders from Asia and rest of Europe– spread learning and culture to Russia and influenced

Russian life a great deal

– http://crusades.boisestate.edu/Byzantium/ – http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/ More Detailed Information about Byzantine

Muslim

How it Spread

• Origins: Out of Mecca, east to India, west across North Africa and on into Spain• Growth: to spread Islam to other people

1. Military conquest – took about 100 years to expand most of their empire

• They were great fighters, if they died in battle, they believed they would go directly to heaven (Jihad)• They treated conquered people fairly – better than previous rulers

2. Trade

•Battle of Tours: (732 A.D.)In Southern France

The French Christians, under Charles Martel, defeated the Muslims and stopped their advance into Europe

Their Expansion was Stopped:

The Muslim Empire had a

Golden Age: (700-900 A.D.) – A time of great learning and cultural diffusion

Which of the following is one reason why the Muslims were able to spread their empire so quickly:

A they had the use of aircraft in battle

B their God was more powerful than the God of their enemies

C they tolerated other religions and this made conquest easier

D they had more horses than other cultures of the Middle East

Contributions to our Society by Muslim Empire

mathematics:

-Spread Gupta math ideas-Created Algebra and Trigonometry

astronomy:

-Learned from Greek ideas-Study of the stars; created astronomical tables

medicine:

-Created hospitals-Wrote medical textbooks-Doctors required to pass exams to practice medicine

Islamic Law:

-Based on Islamic religious laws in the Qur’an-Became the basis for political laws in the empire

architecture:

-Influenced by Byzantine and Indian styles

banking:

-Used money-Allowed credit (money borrowing) to be used

Preservers of Greek and Roman culture:

- Preserved Roman and Greek ideas that they got from their contacts with the Byzantine Empire, who also preserved them

- They improved upon them (i.e. translated Roman writings, etc.)

An important achievement of the Golden Age of Muslim culture was the:

A preservation of the ancient Greek and Roman ideas

B development of gunpowder

C establishment of trade with South America

D emergence of feudalism as a unifying force

MUSLIM Empire Summary

Location: – Middle East

• Spread throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, and into India as Muslims spread the religion of Islam

– Arabs were great fighters– Muslims (Arabs) tolerated Judaism and Christianity (they were “of the

book”) - but others had to convertMuslims:

– Arabs who worshipped the religion of Islam (Later - anyone who worshiped Islam)

“Golden Age”: – a time of peace (no more expansion) and great learning– they preserved Greek and Roman learning (they got it from contact with

the Byzantine Empire)– created algebra– developed advanced medical knowledge and practices– great astronomers and scientists

• What do you think were the most influential contributions from one of the four Empires we talked about?

• What empire had the most influence on life today? Why?

Essential Question 1• What would be the most influential contributions

from these Empires?

Technology Learning Laws

- Mechanical clock

- Gunpowder- Block

printing- Compass

- Mathematics- Science- Medicine- Preservation of

Greek and Roman culture by the Muslim and Byzantine Empires

- Justinian Code

• Did geography affect the ability of the Muslim Empire to influence others? – Look at your map – in the student guide– Tell me why or why not

• Islam Movie – the Awakening

Essential Question 2

• Why did the Muslim Empire become the most influential Empire on European culture? Their geographic nearness to

Europe (they were centrally located among these empires and the Muslims shared the ideas they obtained from other cultures with Europeans)

Great traders with Europe The Crusades