DO NOWFrom what you learned yesterday on Ancient India and the caste system, what did you find the most interesting? Explain in 1 sentence!

Agenda

1. Homework Check – CLOZE paragraph

2. Quick Review Ancient India Geography Ancient India’s Caste System

3. Quiz!

4. Videos

Homework Check

• Please take out your CLOZE paragraphs and we will check your answers to ensure you filled in the blanks correctly!

Indian Geography- Summary

Mountains

• North: The Himalayas are the highest mountains in the world.

• West: The Hindu Kush provide protection from enemies.

Plains and Plateaus

• Rivers and melting snow kept the plains fertile.

• Both sides of the river thrived.

Water

• Monsoons

• Heavy rainfall

• Civilizations arose around seasonal rainfall.

The Caste System Summary

Individuals

• Place in society based on birth, wealth, or occupation

• 3,000 castes once existed in India.

• Individuals could rarely change castes.

Caste

• Brahmins were on top

• Vaishyas formed guilds

• Shudras were servants

• Untouchables were the fifth “lowly” class

The Caste System-

BKVS

Acronym to help you remember the order!

UNTOUCHABLES

QUIZ! – 10 questions

• Take out a half sheet of paper

• On one side label it 1-5

• Title: Quiz 6.5.1

• On the other side label it 1-5

• Title: Quiz 6.5.4

• PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME, DATE, AND PERIOD!

1. India is fairly well protected because it is surrounded by _____ to the north and west.

A. seas

B. oceans

C. rivers

D.mountain ranges

2. Which of the following rivers was as important to the early Indian civilization as the Nile was to the Egyptian civilization?

A.Irrawaddy

B.Indus

C.Ganges

D.Tigris

3. These two mountain ranges surround India on the North and the West and make it difficult for enemies to invade

A. Himalayas and Hindu Kush

B. Tigris and Hindu Kush

C.Euphrates and Himalayas

D.Mt. Everest and the Himalayas

4. What was the earliest civilization called that started around the Indus River Valley?

A.Aryan

B.Egyptian

C.Harappan

D.Mesopotamian

5. Which civilization invaded and took over after the Harappan civilization disappeared?

A.Aryan

B.Egyptian

C.Harappan

D.Mesopotamian

Turn your half sheet over for the next five

questions

1. How many official social classes were there in the Hindu Caste System?

A.One

B.Two

C.ThreeD.Four

2. There was a fifth class that eventually developed, but they were not included in the official system. These people were considered lowly or “dirty:”

A.Untouchables

B.Touchables

C.Merchants

D.Priests

3. From top to bottom, the caste system looks like the following:A. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Shudras,

Vaishyas

B. Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmins

C. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

D. Shudras, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Brahmins

4. In the Hindu Caste System, who were the Brahmins? A. Rulers and warriors who were the

second in the caste system

B. Priests, the most powerful of the Aryan classes who held the highest rank

C. Merchants who traded in the Agora

D. Workers and servants who were on the bottom of the Aryan classes

5. Who was on the bottom of the Hindu Caste System?

A. Brahmins, priests

B. Vaishyas, farmers and craftspeople

C. Shudras, workers and servants

D. Kshatriyas, rulers and warriors

Video:

What The Ancients Knew: India