- Advancements in math/astronomy/medicine
- Medicine
-Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine and treatment that was developed during the 500-500 time
-consists of 8 med components
1. internal medicine
2. pediatrics
3. surgery
4. ophthalmology
5. psychiatry
6. toxicology
7. disease prevention
8. aphrodisiacs
- Literature
-they use alphabetic writing called Sanskrit
-first things they wrote down was a poem called Rig veda
-3 other types of writing – not as famous
-wrote down the Upanishads, commentaries and explanations of the Vedas
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