The Orient Express

The Orient Express

1. Legendary luxury train named in 1891

2. Went all the way east to Constantinople

3. Inspired Agatha Christie's book "Murder on the Orient Express"

4. Orient - refers to countries in Asia

5. Last official journey was Paris to Istanbul in 1977
   

​FUN Facts about the Orient Express

• I can describe the societies of India and China, including religion, culture, economics, politics, and technology.

• I can describe the development of Indian civilization, including the rise and fall of the Maurya and Gupta Empires.

• I can describe the development of Chinese civilization under Zhou, Qin, and Han.

• ​I can explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India, and Confucianism on China.

Learning Targets

Multiple Select

Which two river valley civilizations are we learning about today?

• Egypt

• China

• India

• Mesopotamia

Open Ended

What was one thing you learned yesterday?

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Egypt location

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Mesopotamia location

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Hebrews location

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Poly​

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Mono​

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Theo​

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Archy​

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Potam​

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Many

One

God

To Rule

River

To Believe

Some

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Options (19)

Nile

Tigris

Euphrates

Code of Hammurabi

Cuneiform

Polytheistic - Rah

Loved Cats

1st 365-day calendar

Pyramids

Hieroglyphics

Ziggurats

Sumerians

Monotheism

Ten Commandments

Abraham

Moses

Judaism

Theocracy

Canaan

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Egpyt

Mesopotamia

Hebrews

River
Huang He (Yellow)
Yangtze
Politics
Hereditary Monarchy
Dynasties
Religion
Confucianism (respect)
Daoism (balance)

China

Culture
Filial Piety
Patriarchy
Golden Rule
Economics
Agricultural
Technology
Paper
Gunpowder

China

Xia (2070-1600 BC)
1st Dynasty
Controlled the floods
Shang (1600-1046 BC)
1st DOCUMENTED Dynasty
Zhou (1046-256 BC)
Mandate of Heaven
Qin (221-206 BC)
2 emperors
Great Wall of China - 13,171
Terracotta Army
Han (206 BC-200 AD)
Large Empire
Fell due to corruption

China

Artifacts from the British Museum

​Painted wooden figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin
Jin Dynasty c. 1115-1234
Guanyin is the Bodhisattva most signed out for individual worship in China. A Bodhisattva is one who has attained enlightenment but remains in the human world to help others. Regarded as the Mother goddess or goddess of Mercy.

Bronze Bo Bell
c. 600-400 BC
Called bo in Chinese texts. Played with other bells for court life and ritual practice. This Bo Bell was made at the Houma foundry in Shanxi.

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First Dynasty

Controlled flooding of rivers

1st Documented Dynasty

Established traditional Chinese politics

Daoism

Confucianism

Mandate of Heaven

Filial Piety

Great Wall of China

Terracotta Army

Unified China

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Xia

Shang

Zhou

Qin

Rivers
Indus
Ganges
Politics
Heterarchical-no fixed system
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Culture
Many toys
Few Weapons

India

Religion
Hinduism
Caste System
Buddhism
Economics
Agricultural
Technology
Sanskrit
Sewer System and Plumbing
Pi
Maurya Empire (324-184 BC)
1st empire to unify India
Ashoka converted to Buddhism
Gupta Empire (320-500s AD)
Resurgence of Hinduism

India

Artifacts from the British Museum

Shiva Nataraja
Probably cast in Thanjavur, South India c. 1100
The Hindu god Shiva embodies the concept of the cyclical nature of life. He is depicted in his most famous form as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance).

Bodhisattva, Buddha, and Hariti
Pakistan c. 100-300
According to Buddhist tradition, Buddha was born with the 32 characteristics of a great man. EX. the Urna or dot between his eyes signifies spiritual wisdom. Hariti is a Buddhist goddess still worshipped in East Asia. She fed her own children with other parents' children. To show her how parents were suffering Buddha hid one of her children under a rice bowl. She was so distraught that she vowed to protect all children and women in childbirth.

Shrine dedicated to Shiva
India
Shrines mark the space where heaven and earth meet, and function as receptacles for the gods. This temple contains Shiva in his form as a linga (a standing pillar).

The Ramayana
Sri Lanka c. mid-1800s
This textile arranges the narrative of Ramayana in three rows. Each scene bears a Tamil inscription. Rama is shown accompanied by his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana during their exile in the forest. Rama and Sita are worshipped as dieties in Hindu.

Modern Connections

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Where is the Huang He river valley civilization located?

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Where is the Tigris and Euphrates river valley civilization located?

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Where is the Indus river valley civilization located?

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Where is the Nile river valley civilization located?

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Cuneiform

Hieroglyphics

Sanskrit

Wheel

365-Day Calendar

Great Wall

Terracotta Army

Harappa

Sumer

Maurya

Confucianism

Buddhism

Hinduism

Caste System

Indus River

Tigris River

Nile River

Huang He

Euphrates

Mandate of Heaven

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Mesopotamia

Egypt

China

India

Multiple Choice

"A city that has economic and political control over the city and its surrounding countryside" is the definition for...

• City-State

• Monarchy

• A State

• A Form of Government

Open Ended

Why would civilizations develop around these rivers?