8 Ancient India Reading Stations with Activity Options...
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8 Ancient India
Reading Stations with
Activity Options & Common
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Teacher Instructions
This activity is designed for students to investigate different aspects of the Indus Valley
Civilization by reading and extracting important information. Students answer questions on
the bottom of each station reading on their own paper. Consider instructing the students to
write the name of the station at the top of each question set for quick reference.
Some ideas for setting up stations:
1. Stations Option - Arrange desks so there are eight stations. Place resources on each
station (you may want to make enough copies, so each student has a page). Students
read and answer questions in groups at the rate of about six minutes per station.
Students switch stations after six minutes. It helps to pre-determine the order of station
progression, so there is an even amount of students at each station, and so there is less
confusion when students are told to switch stations. Consider if skipping ahead is
acceptable (I often do not allow it, so it is less competitive to finish).
2. Task Card Option - Copy several copies of each station and place the resources at a
central spot in your room. Students use resources one at a time as needed until all
stations have been completed.
3. Jigsaw Groups of Four Option - Assign each group member a reading. Students read his/
her assigned reading and share with his/her group. Students answer questions together.
Indus valley Stations Teacher Notes
Harappan Culture 2500 BCE-1900 BCE, Indo-Aryans 2000 BCE-300 BCE ,
The Mauryan Empire 321 BCE– 184 BCE, Gupta Empire 310 CE-600 CE
Geography - Physical environment and how it may influence an economy and culture.
T he Indus Valley Civilization, referred to as Harappan Culture, is named for the Indus River. This river
starts in the snow-covered Himalayan Mountains of North India and winds its way to the Arabian Sea. On
its way, it flows through parts of modern day Pakistan, northwest India, and Afghanistan. The Indus River is
one of the longer in the world covering some 2,000 miles. Its rich soil is ideal for farmers who, at this time,
used irrigation to grow their crops. This area also receives rain during the monsoon season. While many
people associate this season as a time of intense rain it is actually a time when the winds change. During
India’s monsoon season, hot air flows across the Indian Ocean and forms clouds full of water. As these
clouds move across the cooler land it drops its rain, often resulting in floods.
Since its discovery in 1922, not much is know about the Indus Valley Civilization, but researchers
believe that it flourished from about 2600 to 1900 BCE before it mysteriously vanished. From that point, the
Ancient Indian civilizations grew bigger and smaller, much like an accordion. The Indo-Aryan people migrated
through a pass in the northern Hindu Kush mountains in approximately 2000 BCE, settling in the Indus River
Valley and expanding to the Ganges Plain. Later, under Mauryan rule in 324 BCE the empire united,
expanding into much of modern India, only to shrink in size under the Gupta Empire (about 400 BCE) to a
region surrounding the Ganges River, south of the Himalayas.
1. Adaptation: Where did the Indus River Civilization begin?
2. Support with Evidence from the Text - Support the
following sentence with evidence in the form of a
direct quote from the text: The Indus River is expansive,
crossing many lands. Make sure to place the sentence
chosen in quotation marks when you write it down.
3. Draw a quick sketch of the Indus Valley Civilization and
label four physical features.
Geography Of Ancient India
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India
Arabian Sea
Hindu Kush
Indus Valley
Indus River
Questions to Consider!
Part 1 Indus River Valley Civilization 2500 BCE-1900 BCE
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At this station, you will learn about:
Achievements - The lasting contributions of a civilization.
A rcheologists are still uncovering the mysteries of the Indus Valley Civilization, but they have discovered that these people had a written language. Well over 4,000 Indus
symbols have been found on seals or ceramic pots and over a dozen other materials, including a sign that hung over the gate of the inner citadel of the Indus city of Dholavira. Still, archeologists have not been unable to decipher the language coding. The people of the Indus River Valley had very well-planned cities. These cities were laid out in a grid-like pattern that followed the cardinal directions. Houses were often built of oven-baked, clay bricks and were similar in size. Each home was usually one to
two stories high and had a center courtyard, a bath with a toilet, running water, and drains. Waste water was sent to sewer systems. The twin capital cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had a citadel (fortress) that stood upon a hill-top at the edge of the town overlooking the citizens below and safe from monsoon floods. The cities had large granaries that held surplus grain. They also had a large pool in the center of the cites. While it is unknown what the purpose of these pools many believe that they could have been for public bathing, religious rituals, or even, perhaps, for swimming. The artisans of the Indus Valley created high quality tools that they used to produce fine pottery, cotton clothing, and jewelry.
1. Support with Evidence from the Text - Support the following sentence with evidence in the form of a direct quote from the text: The Indus Valley people had well-organized cities. Make sure to place the sentence chosen in quotation marks when you write it down.
2. Which do you believe is the most impressive achievement of the Harappan Culture?
Explain your answer.
Questions to Consider!
Part 2 Indus River Valley Civilization 2500 BCE-1900 BCE
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At this station, you will learn about:
Economy-How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services.
T he economy of the Indus Valley Civilization was based upon agricultural goods and the natural resources of the area. It is believed that the Indus Valley people were one of the
first to use wheeled transportation and developed water crafts to sail to distant markets. These crafts were sailboats with one single mast and sail. The people of this area traded within their vast area, as well as with western China, Mesopotamia and other foreign markets. Wheat, barley, rice, cotton, peas, dates and melons were a few of their domestic crops grown by farmers. Farmers used irrigation from water collected during the monsoonal season to water their varying crops. Archeologists recently uncovered giant reservoirs where it is speculated that rain water was kept to use during the dry season. They also used domestic animals such as the water buffalo to use in the fields. Other domestic animals included sheep,
goats, pigs, and cattle. Artisans of this civilization created a high quality pottery that was often adorned with elegant designs. This region also offered useful natural resources such as fresh water, fish, timber, gold, silver, and semiprecious stones. Blue lapis lazuli, a bright blue metamorphic rock, is found in the nearby mountains and was used in jewelry making. We also know that the Harappan Culture used a standard set of weights and measures. This was used to insure accuracy in trading.
1. Why is it important to have wheeled transportation?
2. Thinks about it: How did the natural resources of the Indus Valley Civilization aid the
strong economy of the Harappan people?
Questions to Consider!
Part 3 Indus River Valley Civilization 2500 BCE-1900 BCE
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At this station, you will learn about:
Leadership/ Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
Religion - A belief system that influences the development of a civilization.
A rcheologists are uncertain if the Harappan civilization was led by priests, kings, or elected officials.
However, we do know that the leader of their government had a large land
area to govern with tens of thousands of citizens. It is believed, because of their
size, that the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were twin capitals therefore,
there may have been co-rulers. The job of the ruler or rulers was to ensure that
the people of the Indus River Valley had sufficient food, grain, and protection.
While no one knows for sure how the Harappan culture worshiped, some speculations have been
made. Many believe, based on sculptures that have been found, that like some other early civilizations
these people were polytheistic, that they believed in more than one god or deity. One such deity may have
been a mother goddess, who was responsible for all creation. Due to the
similarities in deities and fertility statues, Hinduism, the oldest religion in the
world, is often regarded as having roots in the life and practices of this
civilization. Being an agrarian society, one based on agriculture or farming,
this is quite possible. Other objects and sculptures made of clay, bronze and
silver, seem to show that these people also may have worshiped animals, in
particular bulls. This may indicate that the Indus Valley culture may have influenced the later neighboring
Indian society which today places a reverence on cattle.
While there are signs of some swords and other weapons, there is not enough evidence to support
the idea that the Indus people had a standing army or were engaged in harsh battles with neighbors. Still,
some speculate that an attack by the Indo-Aryans may be one of the reasons that the people of the Indus
Valley disappeared about 1900 BCE.
1. According to the text, what is known about Harrapan government?
2. Why do you think the Indus people would have worshipped bulls?
3. Provide evidence from the text that supports the idea that Hinduism began in India.
4. Why is there a lack of evidence to support that the Indo-Aryans attacked?
Questions to Consider!
At this station, you will learn about:
Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
Economy-How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services.
Social Class - How a civilization is divided into classes that have different roles, responsibilities and privileges.
S ome archeologists speculate that an attack by the Indo-Aryans may be one of the reasons that the
people of the Indus Valley disappeared about 1900 BCE. The Indo-Aryan people often referred to as
Aryans, migrated through a pass in the northern Hindu Kush mountains in approximately 2000 BCE,
ultimately settling in the Indus River Valley. When the nomadic Aryans dominated this region there were
individual tribes throughout the valley. Each tribe was led by a raja or chief. Aryan hymns, songs, and poems
depict the people as delighted in waging war and raiding each other’s herds of cattle.
As a nomadic herding civilization the Aryans traded cattle as both food and a type of currency. After
all, cattle proved to be a valuable food source providing milk, meat and butter. Wealth was measured in
cattle, which explains why raiding was common. In fact, the Aryans considered the animal so sacred that
eventually a ban was placed on eating meat.
The Aryans brought with them the caste system. This social system determines one’s place in society
by one’s birth. The caste or jati is the group of people that comprise a singular social class. While it is unfair,
once a person is born into one of the four groups (referred to as varnas) they have little to no change of
moving up the social ladder. The people were prohibited to marry outside of their caste. They lived in
communities with each other and did not mingle with others outside their group. While the social system
evolved over time, the top of the social hierarchy were the Brahmans, or priests. Next, on the hierarchy were
army warriors and rulers called Kshatriyas. Commoners including merchants, artisans and farmers were
called Vaisyas. The Vaisyas tended to herds, made and sold products and farmed. Lastly, the Shudras or
Kshadras were unskilled laborers and servants. However, outside of the
four main varnas were a group called Pariahs (slaves, also referred to as
Dalit). The Pariahs, sometimes called “untouchables” were considered
unclean and were rejected, forced to live outside of the villages.
1. What evidence supports that the Aryans were probable attackers of
the Harappan Culture?
2. Why were cattle so important in the Aryan culture?
3. Use the following terms to describe the caste system the Indo-Aryans brought to India: Brahmans, Kshatriayas, Vaisyas, Shudras, Pariahs
Part 1 The Indo-Aryans 2000 BCE-300 BCE
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Questions to Consider!
At this station, you will learn about:
Religion-A belief system that influences the development of a civilization.
P riests collected hymns, epics (long poems), religious rituals and legends orally passed down for hundreds
of years. They created a holy book called
Vedas written in Sanskrit, the language of the
Aryans. Priests used four Vedas, referred to as
“books of knowledge,” that formed the basis of
religious practice. While the Aryans left no
artifacts, the Vedas have offered great
information about the daily lives, values and,
rituals of the Aryan people. The Vedas are the
earliest written source for the religion that
would form the foundation of Hinduism. Later,
Hindus believed in many deities. However, the
most important deities are Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), and Shiva (the Destroyer). These
three gods are all part of the same universal spirit. Fundamental to Hinduism is the belief that both animals
and people have souls that can be reborn into other beings after death. The concept of being reborn is called
reincarnation. Another basic concept of Hinduism is the belief that there is dharma or religious duty, and
karma, or actions. The two concepts together determine a person’s social class or caste. Those who do not
perform religious duty or have bad karma will be reincarnated into another, lower caste. People that have
reached spiritual purity can escape reincarnation on to earth.
In 553 BCE a young prince named Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) founded a new religion based on a
similar concept of reincarnation called Buddhism. Buddhism is not a religion with deities, but more a way of
life and the goal of life is enlightenment (a complete understanding of truth). Buddha
developed his philosophy based on the idea that people suffer from desire, which he
outlined in the four noble truths. Furthermore, desire causes a person to be
reincarnated to more earthly suffering. His basic prescription for ending suffering was
to teach people to lead compassionate lives which he outlined in the eightfold path.
Ultimately, a person that leads a life without desire, will reach a state of freedom
called nirvana and he/she will not be reincarnated to earthy suffering.
1. Why are the Vedas an important religious text for historians?
2. Explain how reincarnation, karma and castes are related to each other.
3. Compare and Contrast: Describe one similarity and one difference of Buddhism and Hinduism.
Part 2 The Indo-Aryans 2000 BCE-300 BCE
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Questions to Consider!
At this station, you will learn about:
Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
A fter over 200 years of battles between Greeks and Persians, in
320 BCE Chandragupta Maurya defeated invaders and united
India under his rule. Through war and conquest, which he paid for
through harsh taxation, King Chandragupta Maurya expanded the
empire through much of modern India. He also improved roads and
cleared land for agriculture. While he may have led a well-organized
empire, he was known for being a ruthless leader, who used brutality
to oppress the people into order. Considering he was so despised by
his people, King Chandragupta lived in constant fear for his life. He
had servants taste his food for poison and even slept in different bedrooms every night so his possible
attackers would not know where he was.
In 269 BCE King Ashoka the Great (the grandson of Chandragupta) ruled much of the subcontinent of
India, and even expanded into Modern day Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Unlike his grandfather
and father, he was known for being a fair, compassionate ruler. Religion was also
very important during the reign of Ashoka the Great. After a particularly bloody
battle, he renounced war and became a Buddhist. He spread Buddhism throughout
India by sending missionaries to teach about Buddhism throughout India. In fact,
honesty and truth became so important to the people that stealing was almost
eliminated. Ashoka the Great recorded laws in local language on tall stone pillars
called rock edicts. Rock edicts could be found all over the vast Mauryan Empire.
Ashoka even sent government officials to cities to explain what the edicts to the citizens of the vast Mauryan
Empire. He also provided free hospitals, veterinary clinics and built roads.
The Mauryan Empire 321 BCE - 184 BCE
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1. According to the text, Mauryan King Changragupta was a harsh leader, “who used brutality to oppress
the people into order.” What does the word oppress most likely mean in that sentence?
2. Explain two ways King Ashoka created an organized way of leadership.
Questions to Consider!
At this station, you will learn about:
Achievements-The lasting contributions of a civilization.
Economy-How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services.
Religion-A belief system that influences the development of a civilization.
A fter King Ashoka died, the empire fell into a series of separate kingdoms once again. However, in about
320 CE the New Gupta Empire unified north-central India. From 320 CE to 600 CE the Gupta Empire is
known as the “Golden Age of Ancient India” because people experienced great peace and prosperity. During
this time there was religious freedom, government sponsored health care, and artisans were encouraged to
produce their crafts. Learning flourished during the Gupta Empire because the court welcomed poets,
playwrights, philosophers, and scientists. The famous folktale, “Sinbad the Sailor” was written in this era.
Gupta mathematicians invented the concept of zero and developed many principles of Algebra. In fact, the
symbols for numbers 1-9 referred to as Arabic numerals were devised by the Gupta and were used by
traders all over the Middle East. Furthermore, Gupta scientists knew the earth was round and philosophized
about gravity. They also had doctors that set bones, performed surgery and invented hundreds of medical
instruments. Gupta doctors also gave citizens inoculations. Inoculations give a person a mild form of a
disease in order for the body to build resistance against a more severe form of the disease. Today, doctors
all over the world give inoculations for small pox, rubella and even the flu virus.
Along with spices, cotton cloth, carpets and jewelry, achievements of the Gupta Empire were traded
all over the world. Sea and land trade routes connected India with Central Asia, Arabia and Europe. Indian
merchants traded for Arabian horses, Chinese silk and even Roman gold!
Later, the Gupta rulers promoted Hinduism by education based on the religious writings of the
Upanishads. The Upanishads further confirm the Hindu idea that all living things have a universal soul and
promote physical and mental self-discipline through the practice of yoga. The
Gupta built elaborate temples depicting tales in the epics and made Hinduism
the official religion of the empire.
1. Describe three achievements of the Gupta Empire.
2. Use evidence from the text in the form of a direct excerpt (portion of text) that
supports the idea that the Gupta had long-lasting achievements.
3. Connect to today: Explain why even today many Hindus are vegetarian.
The Gupta Empire 320 Ce-600 CE
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Questions to Consider!
Geography of Ancient India
1. Adaptation: Where did the Indus River Civilization begin? _______________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Support with Evidence from the Text- Support the following sentence with evidence in the
form of a direct quote from the text: The Indus River is expansive, crossing many lands. Make
sure to place the sentence chosen in quotes quotation marks when you write it down.
________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Draw a quick sketch of the Indus Valley Civilization and label four physical features.
Part 1 : Achievements in Indus River Valley
1. Support with Evidence from the Text-Support the following sentence with evidence in the form of a
direct quote from the text: The Indus Valley people had well organized cities. Make sure to place the
sentence chosen in quotes when you write it down.
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Which is the most impressive achievement of the Harappan Culture? Explain your answer._____________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Part 2: Economy in Indus River Valley
1. Why is it important to have wheeled transportation? __________________________________________
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Part 1: Government, Economy and Social Classes of Indo-Aryan Civilization
1. What evidence supports that the Aryans were probable attackers of the Harappan civilization?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why were cattle so important in the Aryan culture?_____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Use the following terms to describe the caste system the Indo-Aryans brought to India: Brahmans,
Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Shudras, Pariahs.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Thinks about it: How did the natural resources of the Indus Valley Civilization aid the strong economy of the Harappan people? _______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Part 3 : Leadership and Religion of Indus River Valley
1. According to the text, what is known about Harrapan government?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why do you think the Indus people would have worshipped bulls?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Provide evidence from the text in the form of an excerpt (portion of text) that supports the idea that Hin-duism began in India.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Why is there a lack of evidence to support that the Indo-Aryans attacked?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Part 2: Religion of Indo-Aryan Civilization
1. Why are the Vedas an important religious text for historians?_______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Explain how reincarnation, karma and castes are related to each other._______________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Compare and Contrast: Describe one similarity and one difference of Buddhism and
Hinduism.____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Government of Mauryan Empire
1. According to the text Mauryan King Changragupta was a harsh leader, “who used brutality
to oppress the people into order.” What does the word oppress most likely mean in that
sentence?________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Explain two ways King Ashoka created an organized way of leadership.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Achievements of the Gupta Empire
1. Describe three achievements of the Ancient Gupta Empire. _________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Use evidence from the text in the form of a direct excerpt (portion of text) that supports
the idea that the Gupta had long-lasting achievements._____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Connect to today: Explain why even today many Hindus are vegetarian.______________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Geography of Ancient India
1. Adaptation: Where did the Indus River Civilization begin? In the Indus River Valley, along the
Indus River in northwestern region of modern India.
2. Support with Evidence from the Text- Support the following sentence with evidence in the
form of a direct quote from the text: The Indus River is expansive, crossing many lands. Make
sure to place the sentence chosen in quotes quotation marks when you write it down. “On its way
it flows through parts of modern day Pakistan, northwest India, and Afghanistan.”
3. Draw a quick sketch of the Indus Valley Civilization and label four physical features.
Part 1 : Achievements in Indus River Valley
1. Support with Evidence from the Text-Support the following sentence with evidence in the form of a
direct quote from the text: The Indus Valley people had well organized cities. Make sure to place the
sentence chosen in quotes when you write it down. “These cities were laid out in a grid-like pattern that
followed the cardinal directions.”
2. Which is the most impressive achievement of the Harappan Culture? Explain your answer. Answers will
vary, but should focus on one of the following: Written language, sewer systems in cities, large pools in cities,
or well-made tools.
Part 2: Economy in Indus River Valley
1. Why is it important to have wheeled transportation? The Harappan Culture needed wheeled
transportation in order to travel to distant lands and trade their goods.
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Part 1: Government, Economy and Social Classes of Indo-Aryan Civilization
1. What evidence supports that the Aryans were probable attackers of the Harappan civilization?
The Harappan civilization disappeared around the same time that the Indo-Aryans migrated through the
northern Hindu Kush mountains. The Indo-Aryans also had hymns they sung about attacking villages and
stealing cattle.
2. Why were cattle so important in the Aryan culture? Cattle was both a trading item and currency to the
Aryan culture. Wealth was measured in the size of ones cattle herd.
3. Use the following terms to describe the caste system the Indo-Aryans brought to India: Brahmans,
Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Shudras, Pariahs. The caste system of the Indo-Aryans was a social ladder in which sects
2. Thinks about it: How did the natural resources of the Indus Valley Civilization aid the strong economy of the Harappan people? The natural resources of the Indus Valley Civilization such as fresh water, fish, timber, gold, silver, and semiprecious stones, Civilization aided the economy of the Harappan by providing food and shelter for their people, and wealth by offering valuable trading items.
Part 3 : Leadership and Religion of Indus River Valley
1. According to the text, what is known about Harrapan government?
According to the text, very little is known about the Harrapan government. Archeologists believe that there was a ruler or co-ruler of the two sister-cities Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
2. Why do you think the Indus people would have worshipped bulls?
Answers may vary, and should mention clay or bronze statues of bulls found in Indus Civilizations and/or that the Indus Civilization domesticated oxen to harvest crops and build their wealth from them.
3. Provide evidence from the text in the form of an excerpt (portion of text) that supports the idea that Hin-duism began in India.
“Due to the similarities in deities and fertility statues, Hinduism, the oldest religion in the world, is often re-garded as having roots in the life and practices of this civilization. Being an agrarian society, one based on agri-culture or farming, this is quite possible.”
4. Why is there a lack of evidence to support that the Indo-Aryans attacked?
The lack of swords and other weapons do not support the idea that the Indus people had an army or battled
other people around them.
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of society married and interacted only with their caste. Brahmans were the top of society, priests with
spiritual influence. Kshatriyas were next in power, warrior lords with great wealth. Vaisyas were the middle
class, usually merchants, farmers, and artisans who lived comfortably. Sudras were laborers and servants of
the upper classes. Pariahs were outcasts of society, often referred to as “untouchables.”
Part 2: Religion of Indo-Aryan Civilization
1. Why are the Vedas an important religious text for historians? The Vedas was important to
historians because it gave information about the daily lives, values, and rituals of the Aryans.
2. Explain how reincarnation, karma and castes are related to each other. Under Hinduism,
karma, or things a person did, had an effect on which caste a person’s soul would reincarnate to. If you were
a good person in this life, your karma would allow your soul to reincarnate into a better caste then your
current one. If you had bad karma, your soul could be reincarnated into a worst caste or the body of an
animal.
3. Compare and Contrast: Describe one similarity and one difference of Buddhism and
Hinduism. Both Buddhism and Hinduism used a form of reincarnation based on the way you lived your life,
and thought that eventually you could reach a high point and not reincarnate again. However, Buddhism was
more focused on the way you lived life, while Hinduism was a religion with rituals and deities.
Government of Mauryan Empire
1. According to the text Mauryan King Changragupta was a harsh leader, “who used brutality
to oppress the people into order.” What does the word oppress most likely mean in that
sentence? In that sentence, the word oppress most likely means force or put pressure on.
2. Explain two ways King Ashoka created an organized way of leadership. King Ashoka created
organized way of leadership by having the kingdom’s laws written on pillars in different languages of his
people throughout the kingdom, and he also sent government representatives to explain the laws.
Achievements of the Gupta Empire (con’t on next page)
1. Describe three achievements of the Gupta Empire. The Gupta Empire had many achievements,
specifically advances in mathematics, discovering physic laws like gravity, and advances in medicine and
surgery.
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2. Use evidence from the text in the form of a direct excerpt (portion of text) that supports
the idea that the Gupta had long-lasting achievements. Today, doctors all over the world give
inoculations for small pox, rubella and even the flu virus.
3. Connect to today: Explain why even today many Hindus are vegetarian. Many Hindus today
are vegetarian because they believed that all living things had souls and that an animal could contain an
incarnate soul of a human.
Ancient India
Geography
Station
Part 1 Indus River Valley
Civilization
2500 BCE-1900 BCE
Station
Key concepts at this station:
Achievements - The lasting contributions of a civilization.
Economy - How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services.
Part 2 Indus River Valley
Civilization
2500 BCE-1900 BCE
Station
Key concepts at this station:
Leadership/ Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
Religion - A belief system that influences the development of a civilization.
Part 3 Indus River Valley
Civilization
2500 BCE-1900 BCE
Station
Key concepts at this station:
Leadership/ Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
Religion - A belief system that influences the development of a civilization.
Part 1 The Indo-Aryans
2000 BCE-300 BCE
Key concepts at this station:
Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
Economy - How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and
services.
Social Class - How a civilization is divided into classes that have different roles, responsibilities
and privileges.
Part 2 The Indo-Aryans
2000 BCE-300 BCE
Key concepts at this station:
Government - How a civilization creates an organized way of leadership.
Economy - How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and
services.
Social Class - How a civilization is divided into classes that have different roles, responsibilities
and privileges.
The Mauryan Empire
321 BCE - 184 BCE
Key concept at this station:
Government - How a civilization creates an
organized way of leadership.
The Gupta Empire
320 Ce-600 CE
Key concepts at this station:
Achievements - The lasting contributions of a civilization.
Economy - How a civilization makes money through the buying and selling of goods and services.
Religion-A belief system that influences the
development of a civilization.
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