Indian Trade
- Domestic trade by foreign travelers
- Delhi was the center of major trade
- Their exports far exceeded their imports in number of items and volume
- this game them great wealth
- Used the Read sea adn Meidterranean ports
- Arab traders hipped I ndian goods to European contries
- Their arts and crafst were unmatched for their beauty and skill
Silk road
- A trade route that allowed many different regions to gain acces to goods
- extended 4,ooo miles long
- the name came from lucrative chinese silk trade
- most popular item traded for was silk from the Chinese
- most important aspect was the excahnge of knowledge, beliefs and cultures
- Danger was that it passed through mountain peaks, trhough deserts, plains, and forest
- the mountains were the highest in the world
- only high good would be worth the tiem of traveled goods
- robbers stole important goods
mode of transport
- they used flat bottomed boats and fart on the river
- Two whell bullock carts carreid haevy transport acroos the plains
- Sometims pack a nimals transported good s(oxen, sheep, goats)
Items traded
- Textiles, pearl,ivory,spices, gold, curtains, silk, domestic animals, cut stones, tortoise shells,......
Hinduism
- they are spirits that help guide, protect and open new doors for mankind. They have been formed over eons of time no physically there.
- Most hindus believe in a supreme god whos posses qualities that are seen in multiple deities that come from him
- they believe in rebirth or reicarnation that is governed by karma
- Brahma= god that has four heads from these fours heads came the vedas-
- Vishnu- is the second Hindu Deity, put in charge of the presercation and restoration of the univers, They belive that Vishnu had been reicarnated 9 tiem already and that he wil lonly be reincarnatreoknce more near the end of the world
- Shiva the third Hindu Diety is the god put in charge of the distrction of the univers so that it may be rebuilt.
gods
- Brahma- the creators
- Vishny the preserver- associated with the sun, worshiped in northern inda
- Shiva the destroyer worship in southern india
Priest
- The hindu priest controlled the religion and it's beliefs
- invented reincarnation
- As a priest they may read, recite the hly texts to those present, however, any reincarnated hindu can perform this readings
- they have mulitple holy days
places of worship
- in a hindu home you will find a docarted shrine that serves as an altar for worship
- temples would be visted during festivals and special functions which is lead by the priest and helpers
Buddhism
- Siddhartha Guatama, the founder of Buddhism
- he looked for enlightment, wisdom in the forest for six years
- he was the one called the Buddha the enlightned one
- one of the truths is the way to o vercome such desires and attain enlightment is to follow the eigthfold path called the middle way between desire and self- denial.
Belief
- Reincarnation
- world is created and destroyed repeatadly
- Nirvana- relase from selfishness and pain
- monks
- Buddhism was spread across asia into india
- Buddhism affect trade, had different forms, some worship buddha as a god
Therevada
- IS translated directly to the teaching of the elders or the acient teachings
- Therevada is the oldest surviving barch of budhism we know of it is alos closest to the orginal Buddhism than any other form
- it is the main religion of Sri Lanka a obout 70 percent
- there is about 150 millilon thervada buddist in the world
Stupas
- Holy temples filled with artifacts and relics of holy beings
- used for meditation
Millitary they ysed elephants, chariots, infatnry and archers in their military campaigns
- in 329 bc alexander the great invaded and conqured parts of india
- after hisd eath in 323 bv seleucus gains power of india
- the Magdha king Chandragupta Maurya buys the land form Seleucus for 500 Elephants
Gupta Military
- The guptas relied a lot on archers and infantry
- they were very discplined adn had good commander
- they have a prominet reputation for steel weapons
- they maintained a navy so that they could use the coastal waters
- also had knowledge of siegecraft, catapults andotehr war machines
- they used the longbow very effectively
Mauryan Military
- They had 4 main parts of their military infatry
- calvary,elephants, and chariots
- they had shileds that were made of leather from oxhide of tiger skin
- Shields of wood or metal would also be aro und
- they used spears maces, and swords
- they were covered by gold and jewels
- Mauryans used scare coats for armour in their military
Shishunaga Military
- Thrid ruling dynasty of Maghda
- Expanded in include most of Bvegnal
- Battled all its neighbours anduses weaposn that they had not access to like charots with fixed iron blades
Nanda Military
- Consiting fo 200,000 infatnry and 80,000 calvary and 8,000 chariots 6,000 war elephants
- extended from Bengal in the east to Punjab in the west and as far south as Vnhya range
- Some sayl they were the first empire builders in history of india
- Defeated the Panchalas, Kasis, Haihayas, Kalingas, asmakas, Kurus. Maithilas, Surasenas, and teh Vitihotras
Weapons
- War elephants were heavily armored and would carry extra weaons andsupllies and some archer woiuls tand on them and shoot down at the enemies
- Bamboo Bow- the most domintae weaons in the Indian army because of its long range adn effectiveness
- Indian Khanda- equal to the samurai sword and used by the calvary
Kalidasa- is an indina poet and author that belonged to the Gupta empire
Aryabahata- guy who was a mathmetician who started to come up with the numerical number for pi.
Brahma
Shiva
Silk roads
Stupas
Therevada
Vishnu
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