Medieval India - Trade Systems and Wealth

Trade from India - raw materials, city locations, weights and measures

Spice consumption costs (see data)

Discussion: 

Maritime trade routes - ports in India

The spice trade

Costs of the journey vs. profits from sales

Activity: 

History journal

Map study - Chalukya spice routes and cities

Medieval India - Islam and the Delhi Sultanate

Islam and the Delhi Sultanate
Read-aloud: Stories from the Silk Road by Cherry Gilchrist and Nilesh Mistry

Discussion:
Mahmud of Ghazni and the Ghaznavids
Muslim conquests of northern India
Establishing the Delhi Sultanate

Activity:
History journal
Map study
Picture study - India by Michael Wood

Medieval India - Southern Rulers

Southern Rulers
Read-aloud: Tales from India by Jamila Gavin and Amanda Hall

Discussion:
Southern Hindu rulers
Temple building

Activity:
History journal
Map study - southern India
Picture study - India by Michael Wood

Medieval India - Harsha Vardhana

Harsha Vardhana
Read-aloud: Tales from India by Jamila Gavin and Amanda Hall

Discussion:
Harsha rises to power and reunites northern India
Religious devotion - important advances for Buddhism
Culture and arts

Activity:
History journal
Map study - extent of Harsha's Empire

Medieval India - The Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire
Read-aloud: Tales from India by Jamila Gavin and Amanda Hall

Discussion:
Further stratification of the Hindu caste system
Advances in science and art, literature - exporting Gupta culture to Southeast Asia
The Hun Invasion, weakening of the government and its collapse

Activity:
History journal
Map study - extent of the Gupta Empire
Picture study: India by Michael Wood

Medieval India - Review of Religious Beliefs and Social Structures

Read-aloud: Tales from India by Jamela Gavin and Amanda Hall

Discussion:
Review of caste system
Review of major Hindu gods and their roles
Review of Buddhism
Review of basic history through Chandragupta

Activity:
(Review is enough; this is a large amount of information to recall)

Medieval India - Geography

India: Enchantment of the World by Don Nardo

Discussion:
Major rivers, mountain ranges, bordering oceans and seas
Regions
Ancient city centers

Activity:
Map study - blank map of India

The Mongols - Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire by Miriam Greenblatt
Chingis Khan by Demi

Discussion:
Youth and rise to power over Mongolian tribes
Conquering northern China; Korea pays tribute
Wars against Khwarazm Empire

Activity:
History journal
Map study
Playmobil re-enactment of battles and sieges