The document provides information about several early civilizations and empires in India and China, including the Indus Valley Civilization in India, the Aryan people and caste system, the Maurya and Gupta Empires in India, and the Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties in China. It discusses key aspects of these societies such as their religions, writing systems, and important leaders.

1. Indus Valley Civilization

2. India is a subcontinent sub = below Northern Plain Deccan Plateau Coastal Plains

3. Monsoons = = + = = =

4. Today What does this picture tell you about the Indus Valley people?

5. 1750 BC They disappeared and no one knows why. Aryans 1750 BC We know about them through the Vedas.

6. The Caste System Aryans divided their society by occupations. Priests Warriors Merchants/Herders Servants/Workers

7. Rules of the Caste System You are born into a caste You may never leave your caste while you live You may only marry someone of the same caste

8. Hinduism polytheistic Shiva Vishnu Brahma

9. Ganges River + + =

10. Holy Shit!

11. Maurya Empire 321 BC -- 185 BC 1 st Indian Empire Secret police Harsh rule Asoka (grandson) Converts to Buddhism

12. Gupta Empire 320 AD—550 AD India’s Golden Age

14. aka Yellow River aka “The River of Sorrows” loess

15. Yangtze River

16. The Middle Kingdom Himalayan Mts. Gobi Desert Pacific Ocean jungles

17. The Middle Kingdom

18. Shang Dynasty 1650 BC - 1027 BC Huang He River Yangtze River Huang He River Huang He River

19. Shang Dynasty Religion polytheistic Ancestor Veneration Yin and Yang Balance equals harmony Yin Earth darkness female Yang Heaven light male

20. Shang Dynasty cont. Writing System pictographs calligraphy oracle bones thousands of characters

21. Zhou Dynasty 1027 BC - 256 BC Huang He River Yangtze River

22. Mandate of Heaven The right to rule by the gods.

24. Qin Dynasty 221 BC - 206 BC

25. Shi Huanghi "First Emporer"

26. Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD

27. Liu Bang

28. Silk Road trade route with the West silk + =