1. Chapter Seven Chapter 7 Slide 1 Scientific and Artistic Achievements

3. Look at the objects above. How have they been improved by modern societies? Chapter 7 Slide 3

4. What Is a Golden Age? A period where there is a flourishing of achievements in the arts and sciences Chapter 7 Slide 4

6. Some Golden Ages India: Gupta dynasty (c. 320–550 CE) China: Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE) Tang dynasty (618–907 CE) Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) Southeast Asia: Khmer period (800–1432 CE) Chapter 7 Slide 5

8. Chapter 7 Slide 7 INDIA

10. Without the Indians, we wouldn’t have…

14. Timeline of Achievements BCE 2500 1000 800 600 400 200 CE 1 200 400 600 800 1000 CE Ramayana 700 BCE Casting of iron 5th century BCE Plastic surgery 600 BCE Ajanta caves constructed 2nd century BCE Mathematical concepts and numeric invented c. 320–550 CE Mahabharata 900 BCE Cotton plants grown 2500 BCE Chapter 7 Slide 10

15. China Chapter 7 Slide 11 China

19. Discovery of silk 2600 BCE Bronze crafting 1500 BCE Seismograph 132 CE Diamond Sutra 868 CE Invention of paper c. 200 BCE Block printing 700 CE Timeline of Achievements Acupuncture 800 BCE Chapter 7 Slide 15 BCE 2600 1600 800 600 400 200 CE 1 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

20. South East Asia Chapter 7 Slide 16

24. Bronze works 2000 BCE Pottery 3000 BCE Malay literature flourishes 15th century CE Borobodur complex built 850 CE Angkor Wat built 9th–13th century CE Timeline of Achievements Chapter 7 Slide 20 BCE 3000 2000 200 CE1 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 CE