---
title: "SSWH2: Chinese and Indian Achievements (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSWH2
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSWH2
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
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# SSWH2: Chinese and Indian Achievements

Identify the major achievements of Chinese and Indian societies to 500 CE/AD.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSWH2.a**: Describe the development of Indian civilization, include: the rise and fall of the Maurya and Gupta Empires.
- **SSWH2.b**: Describe the development of Chinese civilization under Zhou, Qin, and Han.
- **SSWH2.c**: Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India, and Confucianism on China.
- **SSWH2.d**: Explain how geography contributed to the movement of people and ideas, include: Silk Roads and Indian Ocean Trade.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.