Beginnings - Day 5

INTRODUCTION

Question of the Day: "How did ancient Indian history shape modern Indian culture?"

Today is your unit test (summative assessment) for this unit. It will consist of a scored discussion and a written (researched) essay.

HOMEWORK

Complete a position paper responding to the unit's essential question ("How did ancient Indian history shape modern Indian culture?").

ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Summative Assessment

Researched essay responding to the unit's essential question ("How did ancient Indian history shape modern Indian culture?")

• Click here to access the template for the position paper.

• Click here to see the rubric that will be used to score the essay.

ENRICHMENT

The links below are to some of the articles you cited in our discussion of "The Myth of the Aryan Invasion." Feel free to use these in your researched essay, if you think they are helpful and credible sources.

• http://www.indiaforum.org/india/hinduism/aryan/page3.html

• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-11/science/41294614_1_caste-system-groups-genetic-mixingindiatimes.com/2013-0811/science/41294614_1_caste-system-groups-genetic-mixing

• http://articles.timesofindia.http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1623744/report-new-research-debunks-aryan-invasion-theory

• http://jorde-lab.genetics.utah.edu/elibrary/Bamshad_2001a.pdf

• http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/textbook/Recent_Findings_Archaeogenetics.htm

• http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indians-are-not-descendants-of-aryans-study/1/163645.htmlstory/indians-are-not-descendants-of-aryans-study/1/163645.html

• http://gosai.com/writings/the-myth-of-the-aryan-invasionhttp://gosai.com/writings/the-myth-of-the-aryan-invasion

• http://genome.cshlp.org/content/11/6/994.full.pdf

• http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/hinduism-forum/174174-genetic-research-confirms-aryan-invasion-theory-ancient-roots-caste-system.html

• http://www.uwf.edu/lgoel/documents/AMythofAryanInvasionsofIndia.pdf