DOCUMENT RESUME ED 416 156 SO 028 143 Younkin, Joan AUTHOR India. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar Abroad 1994 (India). TITLE United States Educational Foundation in India. INSTITUTION 1994-00-00 PUB DATE 128p.; For other Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar Abroad 1994 NOTE reports, see SO 028 135-142. Some pages may not reproduce clearly. Teacher (052) Classroom Guides PUB TYPE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE *Asian Studies; Course Content; Course Descriptions; DESCRIPTORS Culture; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic Groups; Foreign Countries; *Global Education; *Indians; Interdisciplinary Approach; Multicultural Education; Religion Studies; Social Studies IDENTIFIERS *India ABSTRACT This packet contains teaching ideas for a unit on India. It is based on a series of interviews of people from India and directs students to develop a museum kit from the research. 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Houses were built of fired brick and were con- nected to the most elaborate urban drainage system known anywhere in the world prior to those of Rome. Granaries that stored wheat and bronze and copper tools were signs of agricultural and metallurgical expertise. Early art objects depicted elephants, tigers, hares, the humped-Brahmin bull, ascetic figures in yoga postures and female earth goddesses. Although the Harappan civilization declined, the cultural patterns were reborn in the subse- quent Indian historical civilization. More than four thousand years later sim- ilar technical skills and artistic motifs are still prevalent, now spread out across the sub-continent. 1.Humped Bull and Script, early art ob ect India is proud to maintain the world's largest democracynot an easy job in a country that has sixteen major languages and hundreds of dialects. Artisans working today in desert villages, in the rain forests and foothills of the Himala- yas and farmers cultivating the lands in the vast plains, confirm that India is the oldest continuous civilization in the world, without a doubt the most diverse in terms of geography, religious practice and ethnic heritagefrom Naga tribes along the India-Burma border in the east, to the Tamils in the south, to the descendants of Rajput warriors in the west, and to the muslims of Kashmir and the Tibetan influenced Ladakhis in the north. India's history is as rich in jewelled splendor as it is with human understanding and emotion: A prince named Siddhartha who was born over 2500 years ago, renounced his material possessions, fasted and attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree. Through sermons and teachings, he introduced Buddhism and changed the course of history in all of Asia. In the 17th century a grieving emperor Shah Jahan built a monument for his beloved wife Mumtaz. This exquisite architectural masterpiece known as the Taj Mahal, is one of the splendors of the world. Hindu architectural wonders like the Sun Temple of Konarak and the Brit- ish influenced accomplishments attained during the days of the Raj add to the wealth of artistic and technological achievements. Since Independence in 1947, India has made rapid progress in the fields of energy, agriculture and space communication. Today India is assertive and 0NROAWAIA.Worgilogiia competent in developing the technological expertise that will enrich the . 2. Orissa wheel, stone sculpture country's power and resources in the 21st century. BEST COPY AVAILABLE 9 Sringarembroidery of fibia Ap Punjabwood inlay Delhi Iron Pillar Agramarble inlay Vdranasibrocade weaving Cr' as; BengalCalligraphy Calcuttasolapith carving sitar maker Cuttacksilver filigree Konarak Sun Temple historical iglliglts c 2500 B.C. Harappan civilization flourishes c 2000 Sea going vessels in use and lost wax casting techniques developed c 1500 Astronomy and the stellar zodiac evolved The Vedas, the earliest sacred Hindu hymns composed c 600 The Sulba (Shulva) Sutra Theorem (Pythagorean Theorem) is determined The value of Pi determined c 560 -480 The Buddha lived and preached c 400 Damascus steel is manufactured The basic concept of the atom is introduced c 277-232 Emperor Ashoka proclaims "righteousness" as the basis for rule c 200 The use of Zero introduced Natural medicines from plant, animal and mineral sources in use c 100 A.D. Indian numerals determined (later borrowed by the Arabs, now called Arabic Numerals) Ayurvedic Medical text, Charaka Samhita, is written