10-23-12

  • 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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