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Social Studies 6
6.1  Prehistory
6.2  Mesopotamia/Egypt
6.3  Ancient Israel/Hebrews
6.4  Ancient Greece
6.5  Ancient India
6.6  Ancient China
6.7  Ancient Rome

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6.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of India.
  1. Locate and describe the major river system and discuss the physical setting that sup-ported the rise of this civilization.
  2. Discuss the significance of the Aryan invasions.
  3. Explain the major beliefs and practices of Brahmanism in India and how they evolved into early Hinduism.
  4. Outline the social structure of the caste system.
  5. Know the life and moral teachings of Buddha and how Buddhism spread in India, Ceylon, and Central Asia.
  6. Describe the growth of the Maurya empire and the political and moral achievements of the emperor Asoka.
  7. Discuss important aesthetic and intellectual traditions (e.g., Sanskrit literature, including the Bhagavad Gita; medicine; metallurgy; and mathematics, including Hindu-Arabic numerals and the zero).
Section 1:  India's First Civilizations
Chapter 4 Section 1 Word SearchCrossword 
Review View Section Lesson Notes
Studyguide Quiz 4.1 Studyguide
Section 2: Hinduism and Buddhism
Crossword
Section Review/Studyguide

Writing Prompt: Write 3-5 paragraphs comparing and contrasting Hinduism and Buddhism
Section 3:  India's First Empires
Puzzles Ch 4 Section 3 Crossword 
Review: Section 3 Studyguide
Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 4 Review web (.pdf)  
Ch 4 "Who Wants to be a Smarty Pants" Review Game (,ppt)


Interactive Quiz

Ancient India (Washington State University)

In the Berryessa Union School District, our adopted stte text program is Glencoe's Discovering Our Past, Ancient Civilizations.  It has a wealth of great interactive  tools for students to study, review and to explorer further.

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