Ancient Civilizations - India
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Historical knowledge and understanding
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Background information

Background informationAshoka and the Mauryan Empire

Background informationThe Buddha

Background informationChinese scholars

Background informationClimate in India

Background informationEarly Hinduism

Background informationRiver Indus

Background informationJainism

Background informationLanguage

Background informationRiver Saraswati

Background informationSir Alexander Cunningham

Background informationTeachings of the Buddha

Background informationThe Growth and Spread of Buddhism

Background informationThe Indian calendar

Background informationVishnu

Background informationWriting

Background informationTrade

Background informationCities of the Indus

Background informationCrafts

Background informationDiscovery

Background informationThe end of the Indus Valley civilization

Background informationEnvironment

Background informationHow Indus towns developed

Background informationAgriculture

Background informationBuddhist pilgrimage

Background informationRulers

Background informationSeals

Background informationSubsistence economy

Background informationRiver Ganga

Background informationIndra and the monsoons

Background informationHow to decipher an unknown script

 
Discussion

DiscussionThe Amaravati stupa

DiscussionWhy were the Indus Valley cities abandoned?

DiscussionWhy settle here?

DiscussionHow are ancient scripts deciphered?

DiscussionHow far would you travel to trade something?

DiscussionThe Indus script

DiscussionObservation and interpretation

DiscussionOral history

DiscussionWhat do the objects that have survived from Ancient India tell us about daily life?

DiscussionWhat are symbols and symbolic objects?

DiscussionHow do we know how old things are?

DiscussionWhy haven't archaeologists found more evidence from the Indus Valley civilization?

DiscussionWhy is writing important?

 
Worksheet

Enquiry GridThe life of the Buddha

Enquiry GridWhat materials last?

Enquiry GridNatural resources

Enquiry GridAnimals in ancient India

Enquiry GridStupa explorer

Enquiry GridDaily life in Ancient India

Enquiry GridCrafts in Ancient India

 
Follow-up

Follow Up ActivityBuild a domed structure

Follow Up ActivityNewspaper reports

Follow Up ActivityMeasuring distances/Planning a trip

Follow Up ActivityWriting on different shapes

Follow Up ActivityChoosing a site to settle

Follow Up ActivityA personal timeline

Follow Up ActivityA museum exhibit

Follow Up ActivityInvestigating symbols in religion

Follow Up ActivityUsing textiles to tell stories

 
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