Classical Empires: Asia & The Americas

​Unit 2 Chapter 4: Classical Empires - Asia & The Americas

Big Ideas

Beginning of Lesson 16.
Turn to pages 68 + 69

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A line of rulers from one family

• Caste

• Dynasty

• Empire

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A hereditary class in Hindu culture that set

a person’s social and political position

• Caste

• Dynasty

• Empire

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A group of states or nations ruled by one powerful government

• Caste

• Dynasty

• Empire

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The powerful ruler of an empire

• Empire

• Dynasty

• Emperor

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A ranking of people in a society Based upon their role, wealth, or job.

• Slavery

• City-State

• Social Class

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An army of trained soliders.

• Conqueror

• Military

• Subject

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A set of beliefs that incklude a higher power, like a god

• Religion

• Century

• Architectutre

Classical empires were divded by social classes

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Who was in the top of the social class in China?

• The Emperor

• The religious leader

• The Prime Minister

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Which social class has the most people?

• The upper class

• The middle class

• The lower class

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What was important in the Han Dynasty?

• Taxes

• Social Classes

• Sleeping In

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Who was at the top of the Mauryan Empire?

• Emperor

• Peasents

• Religious Leaders

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What empire followed a caste system? (Hint: Look at the top of page 69!)

• The Romans

• The Persian

• The Gupta

• The British

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What does caste mean?

• A hereditary class in Hindu culture that set

  a person’s social and political position

• Forcing people to live and work

  with no freedom or payment

• A religion and philosophy from

  eastern and central Asia based

  upon the teachings of Buddha

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Who was in the top social class in China?

• Peasents

• Merchants

• The Emperor

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What influenced the social structure

of the Gupta Empire?

• Religion

• Ashoka

• Soldiers

Beginning of Chapter 4 Lesson 17 pgs. 70 +71

Multiple Choice

The oldest major religion, primarily in India.

Hindus believe in one supreme god in addition

to an infinite number of lower-level gods.

• Hinduism

• Buddism

• Christianity

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A religion and philosophy from

eastern and central Asia based

upon the teachings of Buddha

• Hinduism

• Buddism

• Judaism

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A group of states or nations ruled

by one powerful government (Old Vocab pages 28 +29)

• City-State

• Empire

• Civilization

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A set of beliefs that include a

higher power, like a god. (Older vocab pages 48 + 49)

• Hinduism

• Buddism

• Religion

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A line of rulers from one family

• Dynasty

• Emperor

• Caste

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What did Hinduism profess?

• Peace & Unification

• Violence & Division

• Nothing

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What are these gods of?

• Maize

• Wisdom

• The Sun

• The Oceans

Open Ended

Why would the Mayans pray to a god of maize? What might they be asking for?

Multiple Choice

What is the oldest of today’s major religions?

• Hinduism

• Buddism

• Taoism

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What god did Mayans believe in?

• Jesus Christ

• Adnois

• Many different ones

End of Chapter 4 Lesson 17

Beginning of Chapter 4 Lesson 18 (Pages 72-73)

Multiple Choice

The technology used to provide clean

drinking water and sewage removal

• Mineral

• Natural Resource

• Sanitation

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A period of 100 years (Page 49, Older Vocab)

• Century

• Decade

• Year

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An abbreviation for Before the Common

Era, used to tell when something occurred (Page 11, Older Vocab)

• BCE

• Era

• Century

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A line of rulers from one family

• CIty-State

• Dynasty

• Emperor

Open Ended

Look at the top of page 72, what did classical empires advance?

Open Ended

These coins were made during the Gupta Empire. It shows their ruler on one side and a goddess on the other. We don't know their value, but we know they were used in trade.

What are some ways that these coins are different from the coins we use today in our country?

Multiple Choice

What is one example of an advancement made in China?

• Cars

• Compasses

• Coffee

• Writing Utensils

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When were bronze sculptures common? (Hint: Bottom of page 72)

• Han Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Duck Dynasty

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What was one important advancement made by the Mayans?

• Electricity

• Sanitation

• Weapons

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Where it Chichén Itzá?

• Mexico

• North America

• South America

Could you read this calendar?

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Where was the decimal system invented?

• India

• China

• Mexico

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What was an important Mayan creation?

• The decimal system

• The compass

• Rubber

End of Lesson 18