Accelerated World HistoryAUGUST 24, 2015

SLO PRE TEST

When you finish the SLO, please take go to my website http://schoenemansocialstudies.weebly.com/accelerated-world-history.html and:

1. Click on today’s PPT – 08.25.2015 (Acc)

2. Work on the SPRITE chart we started yesterday in class, adding the information you learn today.

3. On your own sheet of paper – take notes on the Indus River Valley and the Chinese River Valley.

a. I do no expect you to finish this today! We will finish it this week. b. Both your notes on the Indus River Valley and Chinese River Valley and the SPRITE work are a

classwork grade and will be collected on Friday – no late work.

No talking! People are still testing.

Agenda◦ Warm Up◦ SLO Test◦ Indus River Valley◦ Chinese River Valley◦ SPRITE

Don’t forget! ◦ Accelerated – Summer Assignment due no later than Friday, August 21st ◦ Reading – Chapter 2 (Guided Reading due Friday, August 21st)

Warm-Up: August 24, 2015

The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by:

A. Hittites.B. Aryans.C. Hindus.D. India's first residents

Essential Question

What are important characteristics for civilizations to survive?

The Indus River Valley (India)

India began along the Indus River,

which flooded & left behind fertile soil

Seasonal monsoons caused summer rains & floods

The people were well protected on the Indian “subcontinent” by the oceans, mountains, &

deserts that surrounded the Indus River Valley

Lasting Contributions Advanced cities:◦Indus cities were laid out in a grid system with high walls & citadel of major buildings

Lasting Contributions Specialized Workers:◦Indian society was divided by the “caste system” which divided people based on their purity in Hinduism

Lasting Contributions Government:◦Little is known about Indus government other than they were ruled by kings

Lasting Contributions■Religion:–Believed in a polytheistic religion called Hinduism

–Hindus believe that one’s soul is reborn until moksha is achieved (reincarnation)

–Moksha (enlightenment or nirvana) is the spiritual release from human form

–A soul’s karma (good or bad deeds) affect reincarnation

Chinese River Valley

China

China began along the Yellow (Huang He) & Yangtze Rivers in the North China Plain; Only 10% of China is suitable for farming

The Yellow River flooding was unpredictable & was called

“China’s Sorrow” because its floods often destroyed entire villages

China was protected & isolated from outsiders by deserts & the Himalayan Mountains

The Chinese referred to themselves as the

“Middle Kingdom” & rarely traded with outsiders

Lasting Contributions■ Advanced Cities:

–Like other river valley civilizations, cities in China had high walls for protection

–But, Chinese buildings were made of wood rather than brick or stone

Lasting Contributions Specialized Workers:◦?

Unlike other river valley civilizations, the Chinese held peasants higher than artisans or

merchants because they produced food

Lasting Contributions Government:◦Like Egypt, China was ruled by families called dynasties

◦Ruler’s justified their power by claimingMandate ofHeaven (approval of the gods)

Lasting Contributions Government:◦Kings could lose the Mandate of Heaven & be overthrown by a new king, called the Dynastic Cycle

Lasting Contributions■Government:–China was also ruled by the ethical system, Confucianism

–Confucianism focused on filial piety (respect for elders)

–Confucius taught social order through 5 key relationships:1) ruler-subject 2) father-son 3) husband-wife 4) brother- brother & 5) friend-friend

–These ideas were written down in The Analects

Confucian Analects Confucius says: Do not do unto others, what you would not want others to do to you

Confucius says: If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake

Confucius says: He who rules through virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it

Confucius would tell rulers to

“Lead by example”

Yin and YangDaoism – people gain happiness & peace by

living in agreement with the way of nature.

True harmony comes from balance.Yin = shaded, Yang = sunlit.

Good v. Bad Beauty v. Ugliness Pleasure v. Pain

Laozi says . . . “Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.” or“Be weak. Let things alone.”

Legalism

Philosophy advocating the need for clear and strict laws as necessary to control human nature

Legalism in Action Civil servants – punished for doing a poor job.

People caught criticizing the govt. should be banished.

For example . . .

Anyone caught outside his own village without a travel permit should have their ears or nose chopped off.

Set clear laws and harshly punish those who disobey

them.”

Lasting Contributions Religion:◦Chinese believed in ancestor worship, that the spirits of family ancestors should be honored & consulted

Lasting Contributions Writing:◦Chinese characters stood for words but the 10,000 characters made it hard to learn to write

Lasting Contributions Technology:◦Cast iron tools & weapons ◦Standardized coins ◦The Grand Canal connected north & south China

The Great Wall was built to

protect China from invasions from the North

http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=3,1,1,10,10

River Valley SPRITE

Chapter 2, Section 3 & 4GUIDED READING

Exit Ticket Via your own paper or Socrative (MRSSWORLDHISTORY):

Draw or explain three things the Egyptians and Mesopotamians struggled with as they created their civilizations.

(Hand to me as you leave)