What characteristics do you think were shared by Ancient
Empires around the world?
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Empires of India and China 600BC-550AD Emergence of strong
unified empires Established patterns in: Government Religion
Philosophy
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India 2 major religions: Hinduism and Buddhism Review: Goals
Reincarnation Buddhism: Differences Eightfold Path Nirvana
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Powerful Empires of India Battleground to Empire Chandragupta
Maurya forged first great Indian Empire= Maurya dynasty. Most
honored Maurya emperor= Asoka Converted to Buddhism Paved way for
spread of Buddhism throughout Asia.
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Asokas Elephant Army http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnn7-
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India: center of world trade Established contact with
civilizations in Africa, Middle East, and Central and Southeast
Asia. 500 yrs after the Mauryas, the Gupta dynasty again united
much of India. Under the Guptas, India enjoyed golden age of peace
and achievement. Caste System-created stable social order
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China-Confucius
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1. Confucius philosophy Concerned with social order and good
government over religious matters Harmony resulted when people
accepted their place in society. Filial piety: respect for parents,
above allother duties
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2. Hanfeizi Differed from Confucius! Strict laws and harsh
punishment only way to maintain order in society: Legalism
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3. Daoism Live in harmony with nature, rather than to bring
order to human affairs Government is unnatural and therefore the
cause of many problems.
Han Dynasty 400 years of unity to China Advances in trade,
government, technology, and the arts. The Silk Road
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Exit Slip What were 3 characteristics that influenced the
growth of the Empires of India and China? Provide an example of
each! Example: Characteristic=philosophy=Hanfeizi
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Bell Ringer 9/7 Has a stable government always existed in the
world? Where do you think we got the ideas for our government that
exists today?
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Ancient Greece Early people of the Aegean: -Minoans : traders
who set up outposts throughout the Aegean world and on the Greek
mainland Reached height between 1600BC and 1500BC By 1400BC
vanished!!!
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Mycenaeans another civilization of sea traders 1400BC-1200BC
Absorbed Egyptian and Mesopotamian ideas which they passed to later
Greeks Best remembered for the Trojan War HOMER : Iliad and the
Odyssey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voai-4GS84
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The Rise of Greek City-States Greeks step backward. Small
isolated farming villages Began to build small city-states Warred
among themselves Shared language, religion, and festivals Became
skilled sailors and traders- colonies took root all around
Mediterranean
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Greek world expands 750BC Polis= Greek city-state Acropolis=
high city: -dedicated temples to gods and goddesses Below= main
city with marketplace, theater, public buildings, and homes
ACTIVITY
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Governing the City-States At first the ruler of the polis was a
king. Monarchy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmOH5f1J1Uc Slowly,
power shifted to a class of noble landowners. Aristocracy Middle
class grew and challenged aristocracy- Oligarchy
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Democracy Government by the people Limited in Athens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXfXrhSKoHk&feat ure=related
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Athens thrived after Persian Wars- democracy and culture
flourished. Athens developed a direct democracy where a large
number of male citizens took part in the day-to-day affairs of
government.
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Governing City-States Monarchy-rule by landholding elite
Oligarchy-by the people Aristocracy-large number of male citizens
take part in day-to-day affairs of govt Democracy-king or queen is
central power Direct Democracy-small, powerful elite
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Spartan boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFENA4I5xws&fe
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ature=related
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The Glory that was Greece Greeks had great confidence in the
power of the human mind. Philosophers began to deny that events
were caused by the gods. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle- developed new
ideas about truth, reason, justice, and government
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Alexander and the Hellenistic Age
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTxemLkATk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTxemLkATk Son of King Phillip
Ruler of Macedonia and eventually all of Greece Alexander the
Great- bc of conquests he spread Greek culture Greek culture
blended with Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures= Hellenistic
civilization Legacy influenced Rome and Western Europe!
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Exit Slip What are some of the key characteristics of our
government today that were derived from that of Ancient
Greece?
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Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity The Roman World Takes
Shape Republic= a government in which officials are chosen by the
people Patricians= members of the landholding upper class
Plebeians=commoners Romes success was due partly to skillful
diplomacy and well disciplined army.
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From Republic to Empire Victories lead to corruption 100yrs
Rome faced civil wars Octavian restored order- took name Agustus
New age dawned- age of the Roman Empire Agustus helped empire
recover from period of unrest Pax Romana=Roman Peace Peace, order,
unity, and prosperity to lands under their control
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The Roman Achievement Rome spread civilization through war and
conquest Blend of cultures formed known as Greco-Roman civilization
Romans took Greek ideas and adapted to their own Romans= great
engineers (many designs still standing) Greatest legacy of Rome=
commitment to the rule of law and justice Basis for legal systems
in Europe and Latin America
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The Rise of Christianity Christianity began during Pax Romana
Leading figure was a Jew named Jesus He believed in one God and
accepted the Ten Commandments. Jesus taught new beliefs Mission to
bring salvation and eternal life to all of Gods children Included
forgiveness and love for enemies
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Christianity continued Jesus was a dangerous troublemaker
Eventually he was executed Followers believed he arose from the
dead and ascended to heaven. Some believed he was the Messiah- 1 st
Christians Christians were persecuted for trying to spread religion
but were still able to grow. Christianity reshaped Roman
beliefs
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The Long Decline Death of Marcus Aurelius caused turmoil in
Roman empire (bad news!!) Split into 2 parts (east and west)
West=poor, corrupt govt, declining moral values - overthrown by
foreign invaders East ruled by Constantine and other emperors
-continued to thrive for another 1,000 years as the Byzantine
empire