Day

Date

Topics/Key Concepts

The role of Hinduism/dharma in reinforcing South Asian social structures. KC 2.1.I.B. From Vedic Age to Hinduism. (Connect back to 1.3.III.D.) You should be able to use the following vocabulary to explain how a belief system supported social hierarchies: dharma, jati, Laws of Manu, sati. KC 2.1.II.A Due Today: Reading AMSCO 92-100. HW for tomorrow: Watch Playposit video on South Asia and answer questions. You must sign into your account before watching this. 

TUES

8/21

Buddhism's answer to the problem of suffering. Four Noble Truths, Buddhism's similarities and differences with Hinduism. Introduce Themes Worksheet on South Asia. Print this and bring to class on block. This is due Friday. Contextualization: analyze Songs of Nuns again, this time in context of what you just learned about South Asia. SEP (Single Evidence Paragraph) on role of culture in South Asia. 

WED/THU

8/22-8/23

The Rise of the Mauyran/Gupta states--their methods of state-building.KC 2.1.II.A. Analyzing sources about M/G state consolidation and contributions. 

FRI

8/24

Quiz on Readings and Class Discussions so far. Themes worksheet on South Asia due today. Podcast #1 (Ancient China) due Monday.

Putting it all together: What you should know at the end of this week:
How did Hinduism develop and what effect did it have on South Asia’s social structure?
How did Buddhism develop and spread? How did it challenge traditional social structures?
What is the role of a bureaucracy as a centralizing institution in state-building?
What was the impact of intellectual and economic innovations as they spread from one society to another?
How were religious and social values reflected in art and architecture?  

Day

Date

Topics/Key Concepts

MON

8/25

KC 2.2.I., 2.2.II. Begin state-building in Classical East Asia.  Podcast due Today: China's Political Consolidation. Students analyze evidence on Chinese state-building and complete analytical tasks. 

TUES

8/26

Zhou, Mandate of Heaven, Three ideologies: Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism.State-building. From Qin to Han. Mankind video on Shi Huangdi. Reading for Friday: Honey and Vinegar-Ashoka and Shi Huangdi

WED/THU

8/27-8/28

Analyze document in class on Confucianism and Merchants. Begin "Building an Argument Tower." 

FRI

8/29

Reading on Ashoka and Shi Huangdi due today. All Argument Towers essays due today. Begin working on Theme Worksheet on East Asia which is due Tuesday. For Tuesday: Finish document from Wed/Thur by submitting your iDoc analysis.