India after the Mauryan Dynasty

Agenda

• 1. Bell Ringer: Identify the impact of divisions between Confucius and Daoist thought.

• 2. Lecture: India after the Mauryan Dynasty.• 3. Comparison: Mauryan vs. Gupta• 4. Comparison: Schools of Buddhist Thought. • 5. Tamerlane Primary Reading• 6. Brief DBQ: Aztecs • • HW: Finish Primary Source if not complete in class.

Gupta Dynasty

• Another Classical era in India• Led by Chandragupta• Trade is regulated by government, large

merchant class.• There is a small money economy, but most trade

is through barter.• Known for temples and monasteries. • Decline would occur in the 5th Century through

division and invasions from nomadic warriors.

Transformation of Buddhism• A nirvana that can’t be

described was replaced with a heavenly salvation, and Siddhartha was regarded with divinity.

• Theravada – Buddhism is a way of life, not a salvationist creed. Focus on a quest for understanding.

•Mahayana- Nirvana could be achieved through devotion, not just attention to behavior. •It attempted to provide a “lesser vehicle” for the working class to maintain hope of reaching Nirvana, without the strict rules and resources of Theravada. •Is it a lesser religion?

Arrival of Islam• Decline of the Gupta

Dynasty would allow Islam to slowly infiltrate Northern India.

• Empire of Ghazni (997-1030)– Spread Islamic empire

through upper India.– Very prosperous, however

the exclusion of Hindu’s in society led to tensions between the religions, and a lack of advancement.

• Delhi Sultanate attempts to bridge the divisions, but the Mongols hinder progress.

• Tughluq Dynasty emerges and rules until the early 1400s.

• Tamerlane ruins the party.

Tamerlane (Timur the Lame)

• Timur the Lame ruled a Mongol Khanate.• Particularly vicious, he would decimate Delhi

by killing over 100,000 people and construct pyramids with their skulls…

• Destroyed Baghdad to the point where there was no life for several months (no birds, bugs, etc.)

• He dies in 1405 after taking the Ottoman Sultan back to Samarkand.

How should History define the Aztec Civilization?

1. Thesis (1)- Needs to present an argument, something to prove. 2. Documents (1)- 3 used, and interpreted. 3. Documents and Thesis (2)- All show relevance to Thesis4. Groupings (1)- 2 groupings for Credit5. Point of View (1)- one documents must include POV/Bias6. Outside Source (1)