notes:
Hinduism
Deities
-thousands of lesser
-3 main dieties
-BRAHMA- creation
-VISHNU-the present
-SHIVA-destruction and recreation
Facts
-3rd largest and oldest religion
-no single founder
-worship in a temple
-scriptures were written in sanskrit
-eight important hindu festivals
Principles
-widespread spectrum of laws
-karma
-more about intellectual and philosophical points of view rather than beliefs
-formed by diverse traditions
Scriptures
-Shruti(heard)
-ancien Hindus heard truths of the universe, translated them into words
-made of vedas and upanishads
-Smriti(emorized)
-poetry an epics
-explains truths through symbolism and mythology
BRAHMA
-creator of the world and the Vedas - part of the scriptures
-wife- Saraswati - mother of Vedas
-father of Manu-all humans are descendants of him
VISHNU
-narayana
-having the devine color of water filled clouds
-four armed, holding a lotus
-god of the present
SHIVA
-destroyer or transformer
-most powerful god
-5 important works
-creator
-preserver
-destroyer
-concealer
-revealer
-Rudra
-often depicted slaying demons
-involved in meditation
Military Conquest
Conquest
-bloodiest chapter of history
-a lot of good rulers
-Mahavira founded Jainism in northern india
-Magadha Dynasty
-Shishunaga
-Nanda
-Maurya
-armies
-chariot
-elephant
-infantry
-archers
-Chola dominated southern india
-Himalayan mountains split india from the rest of asia
-at the peak, they had 750,000 soldiers
-most warfare was between the Indian Kingdoms
-they made advances in weaponry and armor
-Alexander the Great wanted to take over India
-deserts were controlled by mountain men called Rajputs
-Shishunaga were the first to use catapults
-the bow was the main and most deadly weapon for the Indian military
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