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Mauryan and Gupta Empires Power

Point PresentationPart 6 of:

Ancient India and the Indus River Civilizations teaching unit

Standards

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The Mauryan Empire324 to 183 B.C.• The Persian Empire invaded

India during the 500s B.C.• The Greeks, under Alexander the

Great, invaded India in 327 B.C.• In 321 B.C. Chandragupta seized

control of the Ganges River Valley and established the first Indian empire.

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The Mauryan Empire321-298 B.C.

• Established a strong government.• Strong military• Local governors & local rulers• Postal system• Extensive spy network

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The Mauryan Empire273-232 B.C.

• Emperor Asoka• Strong military leader• Chose a reign of peace

over military conquest

• Focused on building• Roads, hospitals, • Became a Buddhist

• Center of a huge trade network from China to the Mediterranean Sea

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HISTORY STANDARDIndian History 6.5

7. Discuss important aesthetic and intellectual traditions (e.g., Sanskrit

literature, including the Bhagavad Gita; medicine; metallurgy; and mathematics, including Hindu-Arabic numerals and the

zero).

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The Gupta Empire320 A.D.-467 A.D.

• Gupta rule lasted 200 years• Prosperous International

Trade• Scientific Advances• Mathematic Advances• Famous literary epics

Golden Age of India

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The Gupta EmpireInternational Trade

• Ships and caravan carried goods throughout Asia and the Middle East.

• Luxury exports:• Gems, pearls, perfumes, salt, pepper,

ginger, cinnamon, other spices • Finely woven cloth, red dye,• timber such as teak and ebony

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COMMON CORE READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN HISTORY / SOCIAL STUDIES

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Craft and Structure

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a

text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social

studies.

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VocabularyThese are the terms and concepts the following slides will be covering:

• Stupa• Pilgrims

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The Gupta EmpireStupa • A funeral mound built to

contain the relics or remains of emperors or kings.

• The first stupas housed Buddha’s relics, later they were used to house the relics of famous monks.

• Stupas became a symbol of Buddha’s final nirvana.

The Great Stupa in Sanchi built in 300 B.C.by Emperor Asoka.

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The Gupta EmpirePilgrims• People traveled along

trade routes to visit religious sites and shrines.

• Indian cities with famous temples became wealthy from donations given by visiting pilgrims.

Karla Caves 200 B.C.12

LiteratureEpic Tales

• Mahabharata• A tale of a great civil war between

two branches of a ruling family.

• Ramayana• The heroic story of how Rama

rescues his wife from a monstrous demon

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Technology

Iron Pillar of the Gupta Dynasty

metallurgy

• 12,000 pounds of pure iron• (99.27% iron)

• 1600 years old• Has not rusted• Forged all at one time• Stands 23.8 feet tall• Currently located in New Delhi

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Astronomy• Aryabhata leading mathematician

& scientist.

• Determined the earth was a sphere

• Determined the length of the solar year 354.358 days.

• Mapped stellar movements of planets and stars.

Aryabhata lived in the 4th century B.C. 15

SciencesMedical advances

• Able to set broken bones

• Performed operations

• Practiced plastic surgery.

• Created medicines out of herbs for treating illnesses. Indus River Civilization 3,000 years ago.

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SciencesShushruta ( lived between 1000 -600 B.C.)

• Practiced:• Plastic surgery• Rhinoplasty (reconstructing noses)• Eye surgery (removing cataracts)

• Setting bones

• Trained surgeons and midwives

• Teachings recorded in the Vedas “Sushruta Samhita” in the Atharvaveda.

Shushruta lived in the Indus River Civilization; his medical knowledge is used by modern doctors.

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Math Concepts• Gupta, India 500 A.D.• Concept of zero• Algebra• Infinity• Symbols for numerals 1-9•Mathematic algorithms

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Math ConceptsHindu- Arabic numerical system• The symbols for numbers were adopted by Arab

traders in the 700’s A.D. and replaced the Roman numerals in Europe by the 1200’s.

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Math Concepts-Algorithms are a series of steps followed to solve a mathematical problem.-Today programmers use algorithms to write computer programs.

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What did Gupta mathematicians invent?• A. early forms of computers

• B. long division

• C. the zero

• D. geometry

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Language Arts Common Core StandardSPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARD GRADE 6-8

Comprehension and Collaboration

1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. d. Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.

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Reflect & Discuss

Discuss with your neighbor: Which accomplishments of the ancient Indians surprised or astonished you? Why?

Share out as a class

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Common Core Standards

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Prewriting Activity• As a class fill out the graphic organizer on the next

slide, with the accomplishment and reason.

• To aid you in getting started, one example and corresponding reason is written down.

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Accomplishments in ancient India.

Eye surgery 3,000 years

ago

That is such a delicate surgery, how did they keep everything sterile, and where did they get the surgeon’s instruments?

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Writing Opportunity• Using the sentence starters on the next slide write a 4-6 sentence

paragraph about the accomplishments from the Indus River Civilization, The Mauryan Empire and or the Gupta Empire.

• Be sure to include many specific details in your paragraph.

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Ancient Indians were really smart

• I didn’t expect ________________ because ___________________________________________________.

• It is amazing that ___________ did _____________________ because____________________________________________ .

Writing Opportunity

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