Day

Date

Topics/Key Concepts

Solar Eclipse: Everyone out

TUES

8/22

Substitute Today: In-class Reading on ItsLearning. Text summaries due tomorrow. KC 2.2.I., 2.2.II.A. The Rise of the Mauyran/Gupta states--their methods of state-building. Skill: Contextualization Use your knowledge of Theme 2 to contextualize this document.

WED/THU

8/23-8/24

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. All students should create an account on PlayPosit today. KC 2.1.II.A Buddhism's answer to the problem of suffering. Four Noble Truths, Buddhism's similarities and differences with Hinduism. Introduce Themes Worksheet on South Asia. HW: Watch Ashoka/Buddhism video on PlayPosit, complete viewing questions.

FRI

8/25

Quiz on Readings and Class Discussions so far. Themes worksheet on South Asia due Tuesday. PlayPosit video and questions due today. Podcast 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

8/28

KC 2.2.I., 2.2.II. Begin state-building in Classical East Asia. Zhou, Mandate of Heaven, Three ideologies: Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism. Podcast due Today: China's Political Consolidation.

TUES

8/29

State-building. From Qin to Han. Mankind video on Shi Huangdi. Reading for Friday: Honey and Vinegar-Ashoka and Shi Huangdi

WED/THU

8/30-8/31

Early Release day: Analyze document in class on Confucianism and Merchants. Begin "Building an Argument Tower." 

FRI

9/1

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.