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=Assignment 6-1= Create physical maps of Greece and compare its geography to one of the other regions we have studied. Label and color a Map of Greece GreeceBlankOutlineMap.pdf with the following locations and physical features (//Create a **Map Key** for symbols you use//). You should include the following: =** Physical Features: **= Island of Crete. Done. Island of Thera. Done. Island of Rhodes. Done. Asia Minor. Done. Macedonia. Done. Mount Olympus. Done. Pindus Mountains. Done. = **Cities:** = Knossos. Done. Mycenae. Done. Sparta. Done. Athens. Done. Corinth. Done. Thebes. Done. Delphi. Done. Troy. Done.

= Bodies of Water: = Sea of Crete. Done. Mediterranean Sea. Done. Ionian Sea. Done. Adriatic Sea. Done. Aegean Sea. Done. Gulf of Corinth. Done.

//A view of the Northern Aegean// =Atlas or Map Website Resources to Use:= [|Ancient Greece Flash Map] (Zoom in for detail) [|Ancient Greece Flash Map] (Zoom in, but not as detailed) [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="external image pdf.png" link="file/view/AncientGreeceMap.pdf"]] AncientGreeceMap.pdf [|Map of Greece] (Zoom once - Relief & Political Map) [|Google Earth] (Download the FREE software and zoom in for satellite pictures of Greece)

=**Homework**=

Create a venn diagram using Pages comparing and contrasting the geography of Greece with that of either Egypt, Mesopotamia.

1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts?
Some of the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts are "Don't fight, be fair". Most of them promote the Buddhist value of "not doing wrong", whether in the form of a consequence, warning, a privilege, or a request.

2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India?
Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India because he made his country more secure and safe-feeling for many Indians. For example, the Indians didn't really have to worry about scandals/war thanks to Ashoka's edicts around the country.

3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India?
Ahoka's Buddhist beliefs contributed to the unification of India greatly. Many of his edicts star one or more of these beliefs, such as 'telling the other people who he has not come in war that he does not wish to fight.' That symbolizes peace (and security) which is a Buddhist value.

4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period?
Other than the edicts, the plenitude of peace might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period; the reign of Ahoka. After he became Buddhist, information states that he did not have any more conquering wars. ==5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way == == (i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice) == The last edict, about having three days to live counts in both Justice and Buddhist values. It counts in Justice because giving three days for people that are about to be executed is fair, time for family to plead for his/her life. It also counts in Buddhist Values because it mentions fasting and reincarnation.

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 * Creating an Illustrated Ramayana Poem

Website: [|India-Government]
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Use the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.

1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city? To plan and organize a city, having a central government helps because the central government is in charge of everything. If the government wasn't in charge, then every person would build their house a separate way, so everything would be messy.

2. Who were Rajahs? Rajas were the rulers of the cities.

3. What is a Guru? Gurus are a type of teachers in ancient India.

4. What subjects were taught in school? The subjects that were taught in school were mostly of religious matters.

5. Who was in charge of the government? The people who were in charge of the government were the priests.

6. Why did people look up to the priests? People looked up to the priests because the priests made the sacrificing and offerings to the gods. Plus, they had the highest social class and level.

**Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.** 1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation? In the system, the varna I was in was the Kshatriya. 2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why? My favorite part about the caste system was I got to work on my questions a lot and I could eliminate a question. 3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why? The part about the water fountain thing made me feel embarrassed because somebody else was doing it for me. 4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not? I think this system is fair because the Indian people really believed in the karma thing so they thought they deserved it. 5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not?
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I think people should organize people in social classes, but not so differently. A society that organizes people into social classes the right way usually succeeds.

Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions __clearly__ and __completely__ on your wiki page. **Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.**
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 * Source:** [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="externalimage pdf.png" link="http://kis6ss.wikispaces.com/file/view/Archeologists+Ideas+Mohenjo-Daro.pdf"]] [|Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf]

1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity? I've learned that Mohenjo-Daro is similar to our daily lives in many ways. I also saw many of the aspects of the city through the eyes of the citizens of Mohenjo-Daro, if the archaeologists are accurate. The citizens of Mohenjo-Daro had social classes like us, with different jobs every day. Some examples include specialization of labor by the different jobs, such as farming, making music, and writing laws. Others include a complex society, such as the developed architecture. The sewer system and buildings were highly developed in Mohenjo-Daro.

2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain. I saw separation of work, complex culture, and a stable food supply. One, there were separations of work because there was a bit of jewelry and statues. That could have been because the people didn't have to farm all the time, which states a stable food supply. There were also weights and scales found near the granary which states that food could have been stored and used for money as well. I saw a complex culture because there was lots of fascinating architecture and art. Jewelry, the sewer system, and the Great Bath were examples of this.

3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city? In several ways I think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city, because there is separations of work, complex culture, and stable foods supply there as well as here, in our modern world. Mohenjo-Daro had farmers, workers, lawmakes, mentors, and more, and we have farmers, businessmen/women, lawyers, teachers, and also a variety of other jobs. These jobs have similar aspects to each other, such as mentors and teachers both bequeath knowledge to the usually younger generation. There were many complex cultures long before, a lot in Mohenjo-Daro. A lot of this traditional work has faded away a little over the years, but there are still several temples and museums available in areas. There are still very stable food supplies in our world, as there are grocery stores and factories. Long ago the food supply was not as stable, but stable enough to support the people enough to found a city like Mohenjo-Daro.

4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region? It is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Srasvati region because it existed a long time ago. Solid evidence has mostly disappeared with time, and archaeologists have only vague evidence of what happened long ago. Like any other ancient civilization that had existed long ago, the old life of Mohenjo-Daro is hard to predict.

5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro? The decline of Mohenjo-Daro could be similar to many other theories of why other great cities fell, for example, Rome. There is a theory that the Romans' were "too prosperous" or "too advanced", or they had too much to cope up with. The more prosperous or advanced the civilization, the more problems there are. I guess the citizens argued about many things because the more complex Mohenjo-Daro grew, the more problems there were.

__** Website: [|Indus Valley] Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in **complete sentences** with **clear details** on your wiki page. 1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro? In Mohenjo-Daro, a necklace, seals, a model cart, two figurines, a metal plate, a set of weights, bricks, wells, drains, house walls, and windows..
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2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today? Mohenjo-Daro is similar to our cities today because we both have a complex pipe-system. Even the poor people in Mohenjo-Daro had bathrooms, which really surprised me. Mohenjo-Daro also had jewelry and toys like we do today. They also had more complex houses than civilizations of their age.

3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro? In Mohenjo-Daro, the necklace, figurines, and metal plate states that it was a place of plenty. There were social classes and plenty of arguments. The set of weights states that there was trade, and the fact that it was found in a granary makes it clear that the people of Mohenjo-Daro used grain as money.

4. Give clear and specific information about how people lived in Mohenjo-Daro. In your answer, you have to talk about the artifacts that you discovered and put into the museum. The people of Mohenjo-Daro had great riches compared to other civilizations. The rich women of the society would have probably worn the necklaces, which were made of stone beads coming in many colors. The seals were common, scattered all around the city. There are several inscriptions on them. People might have used them for all kinds of things, from amulets to messages. Figurines made of terra-cotta turned up too. It is a cheap material, and the figurine was preserved. Many archaeologists thought children played with these models. I also "found" a set of weights carved out of stone. The archaeologists think that the merchants used these to measure small amounts of valuable things, such as gold. The bigger weights were probably used to measure larger products, such as grain. There was also another figurine, a terra-cotta woman. She has a fancy headdress on so archaeologists deduce that she could have been dressed for a special occasion.

5. What do we know about the Priest-King? Archaeologists found a mysterious statue that they dubbed "The Priest-King". They wondered if he had been an important ruler or a priest. Gold headbands and other unnecessary but pompous ornaments have been found on him. His eyes are deeply cut into stone.

6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used? The Great Bath was a public bath in the city of Mohenjo-Daro. It might have been used for religious uses as well. There were stalls lining it, so that states that many different people came.

**Source: [|IndiaSubcontinentMapTrans.jpg]**
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 * Directions: Look at the map above, read the text below, and answer the following questions on your wiki page:**

Early Indian agricultural settlements arose in the Indus-Sarasvati river region at least as far back as 6500 B.C.E. Like many other ancient peoples, the early Indians settled by rivers. They settled primarily on the banks of the Sarasvati River as well as along the banks of the Indus River. These rivers provided the ancient Indians with plenty of water, and the land near the rivers was fertile and excellent for growing crops. The rivers also provided the Indians with a convenient way to travel and trade among themselves and with other civilizations. Archeologists have found artifacts from the Indus-Sarasvati civilization - such as carved seals - in Mesopotamia's Sumer. These discoveries have led scholars to believe that the early Indians traded with Mesopotamia, possibly by traveling in ships down the Indus and Sarasvati rivers to the Arabian Sea and then west to Sumer and other locations. After the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E., the Indus-Sarasvati Indians moved to more habitable areas, such as the fertile banks of the Ganga river further east. Archeological evidence shows, however, that people settled by the Ganga River as far back as 5000 B.C.E.
 * I**n the 1990's, satellite pictures revealed an ancient, dried riverbed located in India's present-day Thar Desert. Geologists have identified this riverbed as the route of the ancient **Sarasvati River**. The Sarasvati lay east of the Indus River and generally followed the same course, originating in the Himalaya mountains and emptying into the Arabian Sea. Geologists believe that the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati River dried up around 1900 B.C.E. Over time, the once fertile area around the Sarasvati evolved into the dry, hot desert that exists today.

1. In what ways is your map similar to the one that you see in the map above? The map and mine is in the same shape, and has the Thar Desert, the Himalayan Mountain Range, Deccan Plateau, the Western and Eastern Ghats, the Hindu Kush Mountains, and bodies of water.
 * Questions:**

2. What physiographic features can you identify on this map that are not on your map? I can see another hilly area and several rivers running through the Deccan Plateau and the Western and Eastern Ghats.

3. Why do you think settlements developed along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers? Explain with clear and complete details. I think the settlements developed along the Indus and Saravasti rivers first because the people settled in the first good place they could see. The Indus and Sarvasti Rivers had good farmland for a stable food supply, so they were able to settle well.

4. Accurately draw and label the ancient Sarasvati River on your map. Done.

5. Why did ancient Indian people eventually migrate to the Ganga River? Ancient Indian people eventually migrated to the Ganga River because it has good farming land and stable trade rivers. First they went to the Indus and Sarvasti rivers because it was the first best place they came to. Then, they moved to the Ganga River.

=Assignment 4-0=

I learned that the city is very busy in the daytime. Women are carrying pots, presumably filled with water from the wells, and men are lugging big packages that are probably grain or other products to be used. They may be going around collecting taxes, too. There is also a farmer riding a cart drawn by an oxen with goods, probably going to the market.
 * A. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?**

In the picture, I see a stable food supply, specialization of labor, different social levels, a system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society, and a highly developed culture. I see a stable food supply because the farmer is going around, probably full with grain and food. The Indians of Mohenjo-Daro probably had enough food and a stable supply to live. There is a specialization of labor, because there is a farmer, tax-collecters, workers, and what seems to be a slave-driver. There are different social levels because there is the man who is standing and holding the whip, probably in charge of the operation that is going on in the scene. There is also a highly developed culture because there are women carrying beautiful pots, that are art. There are also buildings which count for architecture. There is also evidence of a system of government, because there are tax-collecters that work for the government.
 * B. Which aspects of daily life do you see represented in the picture that the artist drew?**

I think Mohenjo-Daro is like a modern city because it has many of the aspects, just a bit behind. The farmer on the cart could be someone traveling to E-mart with his goods. The tax-collecters might be insurance men, and women are always carrying things around, perhaps not water in pots, though.
 * C. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?**

It is hard for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region because we will never know how people acted. We can only guess what people felt like. And even if we have fancy tools and a lot of evidence, we are always guessing, and we may not know for sure. The past is fuzzy, and it is more confusing the farther back you try to go.
 * D. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?**

The decline of Mohenjo-Daro could be similar to many other theories of why other great cities fell, for example, Rome. There is a theory that the Romans' were "too prosperous" or "too advanced", or they had too much to cope up with. The more prosperous or advanced the civilization, the more problems there are. I guess the citizens argued about many things because the more complex Mohenjo-Daro grew, the more problems there were.
 * E. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?**