HWC Day 55 - Early History of South Asia

*Quarter 2 PDP, PDC, & SJS assignments have been completed.  Please check the spreadsheet for your assignments.

Objectives: Examine the religious and philosophical traditions that shape the culture of South Asia.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please pull up your religions notes.  We'll quickly finish our notes on Jainism before beginning our examination of select historical developments in South Asia.  Then, we'll spend the remainder of class in the library researching for your project.

Homework:

• ASAP - "Breaking Free" reflection post due BEFORE class
• TODAY - Source set #1 (News) due on NoodleTools (HWC Research Project (Fall 15)) by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, November 25 - "The Mughal Dynasties" reading due in class
• Tuesday, December 1 - Source set #2 (Background) due on NoodleTools by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, December 2 - "The Partition of India, 1947 - Background Essay" reflection due 
• Thursday, December 3 - Thesis statement due on class blog by 3:00 pm
• Friday, December 4 - Sri Lanka case study due BEFORE class
• Friday, December 4 - Comments to assigned thesis statements due on class blog by 11:59 pm
• Monday, December 7 - Note cards due  in class
• Tuesday, December 8 - "India's New Economy: Bhopal, the Green Revolution, & High Tech" due BEFORE class
• Wednesday, December 9 - Outline with final thesis due in GoogleDocs by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, December 10 - Fishbowl discussions - "India Changes Course" & "The Struggle for Women's Empowerment in India"
• Friday, December 11 - Unit 6 Test
• Friday, December 11 - Unit 6 SJS due on class blog
• Friday, December 11 - Peer reviewer comments to outline due by 11:59 pm 
• Tuesday, December 15 - First draft (in GoogleDocs) due in class
• Thursday, December 17 - Peer reviewer comments to draft due by 3:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 22 - Final draft (in PDF) due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, January 7 - Research presentation due in class

For Further Consideration:

Indus Valley Civilization

 

The British East India Company (University of Air, 1965)

1. What were the main interests of the East India Company in the 18th and 19th centuries?
2. Humanitarian motives are based on kindness and concern for others. What humanitarian motives came to influence the British government in its attitude to India?
3. Give examples of ways in which contact with Indian society influenced the British.
4. Why did the British become increasingly arrogant towards Indians?