Today we will learn about the consolidation of empires in classical times. We will also continue to work on the skills of paragraph writing and discussion.
Question of the Day
What are the social, economic, and political factors that promote stable and unified empires?
Focus Questions: Questions in italics may be used as prompts on this unit's summative assessments.
What is an empire?
What were the social, economic, and political reasons that China was able to unify and for the most part stay unified?
What are the social, economic, and political factors that contributed to the rise of centralized government in Rome?
What was the impact of India's social structure on political fragmentation in India?
The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph.
Confucius
Filial piety
Bureaucracy
Legalism
Qin Dynasty
Shi Huangdi
Centralized government
Decentralized government
Authoritarian government (autocracy)
Democracy
Direct democracy
Rebuplic
Polis
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Athens
Persian Wars
Delian League
Peloponnesian War
Alexander the Great
Roman Republic
Senate
Punic Wars
Civil war
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Pax Romana
Sparta
Aryans
Hinduism
Caste System
Buddhism
Turn in your individual Cornoutline.
Today you'll have to write a paragraph responding to today's question of the day.
Write one paragraph on the civilizations that you studied for homework last night. The prompt will be: How did the belief systems (religions) of Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism make their societies more cohesive?
We will have a scored discussion on the development of empires in China, India, and the Mediterranean.
Each member of your group will create a Cornoutline using one of the focus questions for next class. You'll need to bring your individual Cornoutline to class in hard copy. Use the sections of the book detailed below to help you with your question.
What are the core beliefs of Judaism and why did this religion develop in ancient Israel? - Chapter 3 (Section 4)
What are the core beliefs of Hinduism and why did this religion develop in ancient India? - Chapter 3 (Sections 1 and 2)
What were the core beliefs of Buddhism and why did this religion develop in India? - Chapter 3 (Sections 1, 2, and 4).
Be prepared to write a paragraph in response to this prompt: How did the belief systems (religions) of Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism make their societies more cohesive?
You should try to share your outline with the other members of your group before class. You will have some time at the beginning of class to talk with the other members of your group about their research and how it applies to the question for today's paragraph.
Primary Source: To improve the quality of your paragraph you may include a sentence or two about these historical documents:
Coin with the head of Alexander: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of empires).
Pillar of Ashoka: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of empires).
Head of Augustus: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of empires).