OBJECTIVES FOR INTRODUCTION LESSON


OBJECTIVE ONE:          To provide an overview of present-day India,
                                           including issues of population, languages,
   
                                        regions, climate and geography, government,
   
                                     
   political economy and religions


OBJECTIVE TWO:         To provide some introductory definitions of
                                           “civilization” and “culture” together with a brief
                                           overview of the seven basic periods to be covered
                                           by the CD-ROM (including maps for each period)

OBJECTIVE THREE:     To make students aware that India is not simply
  
                                        one civilization and culture but, rather, a set of
  
                                        civilizations and cultures