Happy Wednesday! I’m looking forward to seeing you all today because most of you didn’t have History yesterday 🙁
3/11 Quick Write:
We are taking a look at one of India’s most influential and powerful ancient emperors… Emperor Ashoka! Ashoka is an interesting character because he started off as a fierce, violent, and confrontational leader. For example, he went to war against his own brother in order to rule over the empire. But then he had a change of heart after the Battle at Kalinga and he began to lead with Buddhist values… he encouraged peace and respect to all living things throughout his empire.
We are going to talk about Ashoka’s attitude shift, and the Edicts, or laws, he made after he came over to the light side. To do this, you will collect notes by completing a gallery walk. See the notes below.
Tomorrow we will continue our look at ancient Indian leadership and influences. Cheers!