Hindus disapproved of violence, killing, and revenge. this belief of non-violence is called ahimsa. could use as self defense. they could not poison the tip of their arrows, attack the sick. hindus were vegetarians, therefore, hindus did not eat any meat products. since the believed in ahimsa, they did not believe in killing other living things. cattle were sacred to hindus. in india, killing cattle was banned.
their beliefs allows the freedom to believe and worship. they believe the world is basically one big family. hinduism accepts all beliefs but is against distict forms of religion.
hinduism has many festivals during the year.
Bolded terms------- Brahma, vishnu, shiva, all were responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world.
history- oldest and one of the most complex. has no specific founder or theology sol it's hard to provide good history about it. it has branched out and has a lot of different religious beliefs and organization.
Indian Trade- common trade items- black pepper, cinnamon,cloves,spices.india is one of the world's largest dimond cutting and polishing country. trading was between the chinese, central asia, india, and eastern europe. an interlinking trade route across afro-eurasian that connected east, south, and western asia with the mediterranean.
Nada dynasty- 80,000 cavalry 6000 war elephants 200000 infantry 8000 armed chariots.
Maurya dynasty- 30000 cavalry 600000 infantry 9000 war elephants.
shishunaga dyansty
satavahana dynasty
weapons- the bamboo longbow- made of a long piece of bamboo, didn't warp as much composite bows of other cultures, used by sheva, fired metal tipped bamboo arrows. they were protected by light infantrymen. the war elephant- were used to charge, break enemy lines, and cause terror in the opponent. catapult- capable of hurling large stones at the enemy.
tactics- the indians had various tactics that they would use in battle, each for a specific purpose.
qkraucha vyuha: the crane-shaped formation of an army; forces are distributed to form spanning wingsids, with a formidable, penetrating centre depiciting the crane's head and beak.
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