Classical Era Africa

Terra Cotta Statue from Jenne Jeno. Artistic tradition of the Niger Valley region. Expresses complementary roles of men and women. Gender parallelism.
Hatshepsut

Queen Candace of Meroe

Candace Video


MAP

Blank Map of Africa

A History of the World in 100 Objects

State Building in the Classical Era

Each group will be assigned one of these two objects to study. Your task as a group is to listen to the podcast and follow along on the paper copy. For your artifact, create a sample Key Term that includes Date Location Civilization Description and significance. We will specifically be focusing on the Historical Thinking Skill of contextualization. Think about how your artifact fits into the larger regional and global themes that we have emphasize for this time period. Good Luck!

Head of Augustus

Head of Alexander

Story of India

Story of India Part 2: The Power of Ideas
Please watch the video and be prepared to discuss it in class on Wednesday.

In-Class Discussion Questions: participation grade

1. What role does an untouchable caste member play in the larger caste system in India?
2. In the 5th Century B.C.E what belief systems began to develop around the world?
3. What were the Buddhas last words and what do they reveal about Buddhist philosophy?
4. At the time of the Buddha, what key global events were unfolding and how did they impact India?
5. Describe the attire of Alexander's army. What was significant about their clothing?
6. Who was the young Indian ruler influenced by Alexander and his empire?
7. How did the Greeks describe the Mauryans? List some of the curiosities of the Mauryan Empire mentioned by the Greeks.
8. Who was Ashoka and why is he a significant figure in Indian history?
9. What are some of the most important edicts from Ashoka?

The Story of India Website

Use this interactive timeline to find information on the Vedic Religion/Rig Veda, as well as a video clip on the discovery of Harappa. Each episode is cataloged on the left and has a corresponding interactive timeline. LOTS of rich information here to help with the key terms from your study guide.

Note: Hinduism is a complex belief system. It has a variety of sacred texts, the oldest of which being the vedas, and began in Period 1, with the earliest hymns of the Rig Veda composed between 1500-1000 BCE

Upanishads

Period 2 - Key Terms Study Guide

The link to the Key Terms Study Guide for Period 2 is HERE.

Please use this copy as I amended the list I handed out in class.  It is digital so you can increase the spacing if you choose BUT, the copy you hand in to me should be HANDWRITTEN. Research shows that handwriting helps with information retention AND all writing on the AP Exam is by hand, so we need to get those fingers in shape!!

You can do this (BELOW) when we do chapter notes.



For each Key Term - please make sure to include the following information:

DATE
LOCATION
CIVILIZATION
DESCRIPTION
SIGNIFICANCE

In past classes we have used the mnemonic device: Dumb Llamas Can't Dance Samba to remember the essential components to an outstanding definition.

STANDARD OF UR - Podcast fun

The Standard of Ur

The History of Our World in 18 Minutes