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Bell RingerWhat characteristics do you think were shared by Ancient Empires around the world?Empires of India and China600BC-550ADEmergence of strong unified empiresEstablished patterns in:GovernmentReligionPhilosophyIndia2 major religions: Hinduism and BuddhismReview:GoalsReincarnationBuddhism:DifferencesEightfold PathNirvana

Powerful Empires of IndiaBattleground to EmpireChandragupta Maurya forged first great Indian Empire= Maurya dynasty.Most honored Maurya emperor= AsokaConverted to BuddhismPaved way for spread of Buddhism throughout Asia.

Asokas Elephant Armyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnn7-VLBUbo&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLFEA9C73D81B9CF77

India: center of world tradeEstablished 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 orderChina-Confucius

1. Confucius philosophyConcerned with social order and good government over religious mattersHarmony resulted when people accepted their place in society.Filial piety: respect for parents, above allother duties2. HanfeiziDiffered from Confucius!Strict laws and harsh punishment only way to maintain order in society: Legalism

3. Daoism

Live in harmony with nature, rather than to bring order to human affairsGovernment is unnatural and therefore the cause of many problems.Huangdihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5atoe51Ylo&feature=related

Han Dynasty400 years of unity to ChinaAdvances in trade, government, technology, and the arts.

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Exit SlipWhat were 3 characteristics that influenced the growth of the Empires of India and China?Provide an example of each! Example: Characteristic=philosophy=HanfeiziBell Ringer 9/7Has a stable government always existed in the world?Where do you think we got the ideas for our government that exists today?

Ancient GreeceEarly people of the Aegean:-Minoans : traders who set up outposts throughout the Aegean world and on the Greek mainlandReached height between 1600BC and 1500BCBy 1400BC vanished!!!

Mycenaeansanother civilization of sea traders1400BC-1200BCAbsorbed Egyptian and Mesopotamian ideas which they passed to later GreeksBest remembered for the Trojan WarHOMER : Iliad and the Odysseyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voai-4GS84

The Rise of Greek City-StatesGreeks step backward.Small isolated farming villagesBegan to build small city-statesWarred among themselvesShared language, religion, and festivalsBecame skilled sailors and traders- colonies took root all around MediterraneanGreek world expands 750BCPolis= Greek city-stateAcropolis= high city:-dedicated temples to gods and goddessesBelow= main city with marketplace, theater, public buildings, and homesACTIVITY

Governing the City-StatesAt first the ruler of the polis was a king. Monarchyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmOH5f1J1UcSlowly, power shifted to a class of noble landowners. AristocracyMiddle class grew and challenged aristocracy- Oligarchy

DemocracyGovernment by the peopleLimited in Athenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXfXrhSKoHk&feature=relatedAthens 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.Governing City-StatesMonarchy-rule by landholding eliteOligarchy-by the peopleAristocracy-large number of male citizens take part in day-to-day affairs of govtDemocracy-king or queen is central powerDirect Democracy-small, powerful elite

Spartan boyshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFENA4I5xws&feature=related

The Glory that was GreeceGreeks 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

Alexander and the Hellenistic Agehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTxemLkATk

Son of King PhillipRuler of Macedonia and eventually all of GreeceAlexander the Great- bc of conquests he spread Greek cultureGreek culture blended with Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures= Hellenistic civilizationLegacy influenced Rome and Western Europe!

Exit SlipWhat are some of the key characteristics of our government today that were derived from that of Ancient Greece?Ancient Rome and the Rise of ChristianityThe Roman World Takes ShapeRepublic= a government in which officials are chosen by the peoplePatricians= members of the landholding upper classPlebeians=commoners

Romes success was due partly to skillful diplomacy and well disciplined army.

From Republic to EmpireVictories lead to corruption100yrs Rome faced civil wars

Octavian restored order- took name AgustusNew age dawned- age of the Roman Empire

Agustus helped empire recover from period of unrestPax Romana=Roman PeacePeace, order, unity, and prosperity to lands under their control

The Roman AchievementRome spread civilization through war and conquestBlend of cultures formed known as Greco-Roman civilization

Romans took Greek ideas and adapted to their ownRomans= great engineers (many designs still standing)

Greatest legacy of Rome= commitment to the rule of law and justiceBasis for legal systems in Europe and Latin America

The Rise of ChristianityChristianity began during Pax RomanaLeading figure was a Jew named JesusHe believed in one God and accepted the Ten Commandments.

Jesus taught new beliefsMission to bring salvation and eternal life to all of Gods childrenIncluded forgiveness and love for enemiesChristianity continuedJesus was a dangerous troublemakerEventually he was executedFollowers believed he arose from the dead and ascended to heaven. Some believed he was the Messiah- 1st ChristiansChristians were persecuted for trying to spread religion but were still able to grow.Christianity reshaped Roman beliefsThe Long DeclineDeath 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 empireThe Distraction of Entertainment