INDIA

A Detailed Lesson Plan in

Teaching Asan History II

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A Detailed Lesson Plan in Teaching
Asian History II

I. Topic : INDIA

II. Objectives :

At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:

A. discuss the history, culture and influences of India;

B. appreciate the cultural influences of India through a role play; and
C. act out in group the different situations, events, and practices of Indian
society.

III. Materials :

A. Reference Books

1. Asian History II, Pages 102 – 104

2. History of Asian Nations, Pages 64 – 76

B. Visual Materials

1. World Map
2. Pictures
3. Cartolina Strips
4. Power Point Presentation
5. LCD Projector

IV. Lesson Proper

Teacher Activity puzzles. I will group you into three (3).

Each group is given 2 minutes to connect
A. Motivation all these paper boards. After you formed
the picture puzzle,
Class, I have here picture describe or simply say anything about it.
Student Activity
 Process Questions

1. What is the picture all about?

2. What is the message that the picture would like to convey the audience?
3. What is the connection of the topic that we are going to discuss today? 4.
Based on the pictures presented, what do you think is our topic for today?

B. Presentation of the New Lesson

At this point in time, prepare

yourselves for a great quest, fasten
your seatbelt and let us journey
together to the land of the world’s
largest democracy, INDIA.

1. Unlocking of Difficulties

But before that, let us first

define some of the terms to give
us better understanding of these
as we go along with our journey.

I have here on the board

columns A and B. What you are
going to do is to match the
definitions in column B with the
terms/words in column A. Is the
instruction clear?
Yes, Sir!

Column A F. Purdah

A. Vedas G. Suttee

B. Nirvana

H. Caliph
C. Mahabharata Column B

1. perfect happiness
D. Brahma
2. Akbar’s grandson who gained fame for
E. Caste System being a generous patron of art
3. a religion which believes the sacredness by Hinduism
of all life I. Taj Mahal J. Hinduism

4. successor of the prophet 5. chief God of 9. burning of widows

the Hindu 10.the practice of secluding women at

home and wearing veil in public
6. largest epic poem in the world
11.Indian architecture made of marble
7. a type of literary works in India that are inlaid with semi precious gems and built as
composed of hymns, prayers, ritual, magic, a tomb for Shah Jahan’s favorite wife
and poetry
12.world’s oldest religion
8. a system that has become part of Indian
life due to the religious approval given to it 13.merger between Islamic and Hindu
religion

14.mixed culture
C. Discussion

What are the countries that

comprises the region of South
Asia, Acmanola?
The countries comprising
South Asia are the following: India,
Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.
Very good! Who can go to the
board and locate these places
on the map? Albay.

India is divided into three distinct

landscapes. Who can enumerate
them? Batiancila.

Correct! Where the name India

does came from? Binas.

Very good! Who was the Persian

king who invaded and conquered
India, Buenafe?

Correct! What were his

Thank you. Among these countries of achievements during his rule in India,
South Asia, what country has a huge Butcon?
triangular shape? Alviro.

Very good! What is the total land

True! What else, Cadiog?
area of India? Aruelo.
 Very good! After King Darius I, who The cities of India became the center
was the next ruler who invaded India? of Hellenistic culture.
Dabalos. Very good! What the first created
Hindu empire? Acmad.

What were as well the

achievements the gives a deep Correct! Who founded this empire?
impression on Indian history? Diango.

Exactly! What else, Espanola?

Can you pinpoint the exact location
of the Mauryan Empire, Hamodion.

This is India. Correct! After Chandragupta, who

was the next ruler that conquered
India? Lacadman.
The total land area of India is 3, 185,
019 sq. km. This makes it larger than
Europe without USSR. Very good! What was his major
contribution during his regime,
Lazaga?

These are the following: Hindustan in

the north lies on the slope of Himalayas,
Deccan Plateau at the center and bounded
by the Gnats (mountain) on the east and
west, and the Tamil in the southern part Perfect! What else, Loquite?
and this includes coastal plains on both
sides.
What do you mean, the Age of
Darkness in India? Loreto.
India came from Indus River, the site
of one of the world’s oldest civilization.

Correct! Who were these foreign

invaders? Luyahan.
He was King Darius I.

During these foreign invasions,

His achievement was the what happened to India? Mersula.
introduction of the Purdah.

He also introduce Aramaic system

and the religion called Zoroastrianism. Very good! Some more, Madrio?

Good! After the decline of the

The Macedonian leader named Mauryan Empire, who were the next
Alexander the Great. set of rulers who invaded India?
Munda.

The first Hindu empire was the

Through his leadership, India was Mauryan Empire.
opened to European traders and he also
paved the way for Indian unity.
 Chandragupta Maurya founded this Lastly, Reyes?
empire. He rallied the Indian and drove
away the Greeks after the death of
Alexander the Great. Excellent! After these Muslim
rulers, there came the establishment of
the Mongol Empire. Who were the two
great Mongol leadrs? Rivera.
It is located in the Indo-Ganges
River. Very good! What was the
achievement of Babur during his time,
Sabelino?

The grandson of Chandragupta, his

name was Asoka. What was the significance of this
event, Sarajena?

He became the greatest Mauryan

emperor. He made Buddhism as the state True! How about Akbar, Tamano?
religion and he sent missionaries to other
Asian countries.

He also built inns, orphanages,

hospitals and led the exemplary life.
What else, Ybanez?

It was an event in Indian history of

five centuries of foreign invasions and
internal disunity.
Another, Maala?
They were the Muslim rulers.
These were the Syrians, Bactrians,
Sakas, Parthenians, and Huns.

Abbasid Caliph. He conquered some

These invaders built kingdoms in
Gandhara, Sakala and other regions in
India.
They also promoted Indian culture
and the Buddhist religion.
True! Orbiso, can you give one
Muslim ruler and state what
contributions were?
parts of the north western India.
Mahmad. He was the ruler of the
state of Ghanzi. He conquered Punjab with
the help of the Turkish soldiers.
Mohammed of Tughlug. He grabbed
the sultanate of Delhi. He transferred the
capital from Delhi to Deccan.
his Tamerlene of Timur and ardent
follower of Islam.

Bahlol Lodi who tried to restore the

Another, Pie? power of the sultanate.

Some more, Polistico?

They were Babur and Akbar.

Yes, Raden?
 He defeated the army of the Delhi good administrator. He extended the
Sultan of Panipat. boundaries of the empire.

During his rule the government was

This event marked the end of the unified and centralized with the
Delhi sultanate and the beginning of the institutionalization of the civil service
Mongol Empire. system and payment of salaries.

Being a benevolent and wise ruler he

He was Babur’s grandson and promoted arts and literature. He
founder of the Mongol Empire, He was a encouraged industries to trade and he also
allowed all religions.

DARIUS I

∙ Persian King who invaded India ∙ Zoroastrianism

∙ Aramaic System
∙ purdah
INDIA

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

∙ great Macedonian leader

∙ the India was opened to the European
∙ Hellenistic Culture
CHANDRAGUPTA

∙ led the revolution against Alexander the Great

∙ proclaimed himself as an emperor
∙ he established the first Mauryan Empire
∙ he established the first Mauryan Dynasty and the first Indian Empire
ASOKA

∙ famous Mauryan emperor ∙ Buddhism

∙ His death led to the declination of the dynasty

ABBASID CALIPH

∙ conquered some parts of the

northwestern India ∙ increase the
number of Muslin states
MAHMAD

∙ ruler of the state Ghanzi

∙ he conquered Punjab
MUSLIM RULERS
MUHAMMED OF
TUGHLUG

∙ grabbed the
sultanate of Delhi
∙ empire started to
disintegrate
TAMELANE

∙ Mongol ruler
∙ he conquered much in the
middle east
∙ his death severely defeated the
dynasty’s military and economic
power
BAHLOL LODI

∙ grabbed the throne of Delhi Sultanate ∙ tried to restore the power of sultanate
MONGOL RULERS

BABUR
AKBAR

∙ defeated army of the Delhi Sultan in Panipat

∙ marked the end of the Delhi Sultanate and beginning of the Mongol Empire in India
∙ greatest Mongol leader ∙ good administrator
∙ he extended the boundaries ∙ he unified India
D. Generalization
During our journey, what
remarkable experiences did you
gained? How did you feel while
visiting the rich cultural past of the
beautiful India? Masade.
We had talked so much about
India, the land, people and its culture.
But don’t you know that Filipino culture
has been influenced by their culture?
Can anyone of you here cite some of
the influences of Indians that we are
practicing now?
Orbiso.

Very good! What else, Correct! What else, Rivera?

Ladaran?
Very good! How about you
Maala?
In what sense that India
known for the world’s largest
democracy? Caingkoy. Very good! So, you see that
our culture is a mixed with an Indian
culture. Even the Filipino language has
been influenced by them.

How many population is

India? Acmanola.

Very good! How about in

assessing the character traits of
every ruler in India? Albay. I learned that India has a rich
cultural heritage.

I learned that India is the world’s

largest democracy.

Exactly!

E. Valuing
 Indi is known for the world’s F. Expansion
largest democracy because of the
number of people that live there. The class will be divided into
three (3) groups. I will be giving
situations or practices of Indian culture.
1, 396, 790, 804 What you are going to do is to pick a
rolled paper and act out the chosen
scene/situation in 60 seconds and then
freeze. Mr. Ranan, will act as a judge
and after will give the verdict of who
Among the rulers, Alexander the among the group acted out
Great was the greatest of them all meaningfully to the given situations.
because he was able to conquer and I made myself clear?
expand the territories. He conquered the
Persian kingdom and made India open
to the Westerners (Europeans)
Suggested Situations:

We can show our appreciation to

their culture by showing respect on their
rituals, beliefs and practices.

Cockfighting, Sir.

Tinikling Dance.

The lying of flowers to the visitors.

How will you show your
appreciation of the Indian culture?
Mersula.

Yes, Sir!

1. The guest of Alexander the Great to the Persian Kingdom

2. Suttee Practice
3. One of the influences of the Indians to the Filipino culture
4. Invasion of King Darius I over India
5. Purdah Practice

G. Evaluation

Mechanics of the activity.

1. Form a big circle.

2. As you receive the box, give a word that is related to India. Word should not be
repeated. Otherwise, you will be eliminated.
3. You are given five seconds to answer.
4. A winner will receive a token/package from India.
V. Assignment

Gather facts and figures about India. Print it and submit this next meeting.