ind 1 artifact for each period ( I would like them to be architectural artifacts) and find 3 historical events that tie to the artifact in some way either it be social, political, economic, religious ect.
Periods to Discuss
- Ancient Greece (800 BCE–146 CE) or Rome (753 BCE-1453 CE) or China (7000 BCE-220 CE) or India (2700 BCE-510 CE) (Choose India 2700BCE- 510CE)(Find artifact)(Find 3 historical events)
- Early Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, or Christianity (Choose Hinduism and Budhism)(300CE – 950CE)(Find artifact)(Find 3 historical events)
- Late Middle Ages (1000-1500 CE)(Writers Choice) (Find artifact)(Find 3 historical events)
- Renaissance (Writers Choice) (Find artifact) (Find 3 historical events)
- Spanish colonization of Peru, Spanish colonization of Mexico, or the Reformation (Writers Choice) (Find artifact) (Find 3 historical events)
Historical Artifacts
India 2700 BCE-510 CE
Karla cave
Historic event:
2800 BCE After the persecution of Buddhism under Pushyamitra Sunga leadership, the Mauryan Empire collapsed, causing many Buddhists to relocate to Deccan.
3000 BCE Buddhists started construction of cave buildings in western India
200 CE Buddhism encouraged trade between the inlanders and the travelers
These historical events marked the arrival and spread of Buddhism ideology, which helped India socially.
Early Buddhism
Sanchi Stupa is a famous tower located on a hilltop at Sanch town in Raisen District on the State of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Historical Event:
266BC: Ashoka takes over his father, Bindusara, after four years of fighting with his brothers.
262B.C amidst ravaging wars within the borders of the Kingdom of Kalinga, the great ruler Ashoka is introduced to Hinduism.
253 B.C Ashoka officials and army gather the Monks and equip them with the necessary resources to go and spread Buddhism.
251 B.C Ashoka’s son Mahinda introduces Buddhism to Ceylon in Sri Lanka.
These events exacerbated the spread and adoption of Buddhism across the world.
Early Hinduism
The Kanheri caves comprise of multiple famous caves in the forest of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. They are inscribed with Buddhist scriptures, art, and paintings.
Historic events:
Circa 350 CE Kaheri caves were transformed into Monasteries to provide a conducive environment for Buddhist settlement on the Konkan coast.
494 CE Presence of well-organized groups of Monks
495 Paintings found at Kahari mentions the emergence of the Traaikutaka dynasty.
All these events provided an entirely conducive environment for living studying and meditating as per Hinduism ideologies.
Late middle Ages(1000-1500CE)
Medieval Iron Swallowtail is an arrowhead that was mainly used in war and hunting.
Historic events
1315-1322 CE Severe famine hit the region(the Great Famine) due to the prolonged rains and cold-causing stunted growth, thus low production of food.
Circa 1350s CE, The Black Death, struck due to poor sanitation coupled with the infestation of fleas and rodents.
1337-1453 CE Symbolizes the Hundred Years’ War period between France and its allies.
Marked a period of great suffering which forced people to sculpt artifacts for hunting and gathering in search of food.
Renaissance
Johannes Gutenberg created the first Printing press. It facilitated the reproduction of paper in masses.
Historic events:
The first crusade movement reached the Middle East, a predominantly Islamic region. The subsequent years were marked with infiltration and global surge from large influxes of crusaders which boost Europe’s economically and socially (Live Science, 2016).
The Byzantine and the Roman Empire collapsed, forcing many to leave for Europe alongside their classical texts.
After the Black Death people became more intentional and present with nature which elicited the humanist philosophy
These historical events marked a new dawn for the Muslims and Romans in the Romans, Greeks, and Muslims. With the advent of modern technology, scholars were able to document their art and share it with the rest of the world. Furthermore, the mass movement and large influxes of crusaders changed the civilization trajectory.
Spanish colonization of Peru, the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
95 patent of theses documented by Martin Luther King questioning the true-life novel of Christianity and the highly exacerbated campaign for mass conversions. The dissertations written during the wake of the religious and civilization battles ushered new thoughts about Christianity.
Historic events:
The printing press helped spread the gospel as well as ideas about individualism that were not addressed by the church.
Martin Luther leaves his 95 theses at the door of the Whitten burg Cathedral
William Tyndale publicizes the first English Bible
These historical events that events shape the foundation of Christianity and its imprint in the modern society.
References
Live Science. (2016, January). The Renaissance: The ‘Rebirth’ of Science & Culture. Retrieved from Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/55230-renaissance.html
