India Overview
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Spencer Leblanc
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18 Slides • 6 Questions
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Mr. LeBlanc - World History
(Indus River Valley)
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Fill in the Blanks
Review from yesterday:
"Strong seasonal winds that bring a dry season in the winter and rainy season in the summer" describes which vocab word?
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
"The belief that the soul is eternal and is reborn in different life cycles" describes which term?
Yoga
Karma
Reincarnation
Caste System
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Quick Recap - Ancient India
Time period of Ancient India is also known as the "Harappan period" or Indus River Valley Civilization".
Ancient India developed along the Indus River, just like Mesopotamia and Egypt developed along rivers.
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Caste System
Untouchables: Lowest level of Indian Society. Jobs included collecting trash or dead bodies. Life was difficult and were treated inhumanely.
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Caste System
Untouchables: Lowest level of Indian Society. Jobs included collecting trash or dead bodies. Life was difficult and were treated inhumanely.
Sudras: Largest population of Indians. Most worked manual labor jobs and had limited rights in society.
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Caste System
Untouchables: Lowest level of Indian Society. Jobs included collecting trash or dead bodies. Life was difficult and were treated inhumanely.
Sudras: Largest population of Indians. Most worked manual labor jobs and had limited rights in society.
Vaisyas: Merchants and farmers. Lived challenging lives but more rights than Sudras.
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Caste System
Untouchables: Lowest level of Indian Society. Jobs included collecting trash or dead bodies. Life was difficult and were treated inhumanely.
Sudras: Largest population of Indians. Most worked manual labor jobs and had limited rights in society.
Vaisyas: Merchants and farmers. Lived challenging lives but more rights than Sudras.
Kshatriyas: Warriors and military leaders.
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Caste System
Untouchables: Lowest level of Indian Society. Jobs included collecting trash or dead bodies. Life was difficult and were treated inhumanely.
Sudras: Largest population of Indians. Most worked manual labor jobs and had limited rights in society.
Vaisyas: Merchants and farmers. Lived challenging lives but more rights than Sudras.
Kshatriyas: Warriors and military leaders.
Brahmin:
Leaders in
religious ceremonies.
Top position in hierarchy.
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Caste System
Untouchables: Lowest level of Indian Society. Jobs included collecting trash or dead bodies. Life was difficult and were treated inhumanely.
Sudras: Largest population of Indians. Most worked manual labor jobs and had limited rights in society.
Vaisyas: Merchants and farmers. Lived challenging lives but more rights than Sudras.
Kshatriyas: Warriors and military leaders.
Brahmin:
Leaders in
religious ceremonies.
Top position in hierarchy.
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Open Ended
Which caste has the smallest population? Why?
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Multiple Choice
If you were alive in Ancient India, how would your caste be determined?
By how hard you worked.
By your intelligence.
By your physical strength.
By the family you were born into.
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Multiple Choice
True or False?
It was nearly impossible to change your caste.
True
False
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As you watch the video, ask yourself:
What caste was Sujatha in?
How does Sujatha feel about her job in New York City?
Why does Sujatha have negative feelings about the caste system?
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Open Ended
How long did Siddartha Guatama live?
Mr. LeBlanc - World History
(Indus River Valley)
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