indian empire
great indian mathmatical named aryabhata created PI to 4 places.
Astronomy: gupta made great advances but had lack of modern devices such as telescopes. first to discover seven planets in our soloar system
medicine: indian developed the technique of inocluation. inoclulation- injecting a person with a small dose of virus to help him or her.
literature: writin was developed in madurai in 100 A.D. still over 2,000 poems from there today. classical indian dances are based in dance teqniques.
performing arts: indians arts of this time was religious. work is still admired today.
Aryabhata: first mathmatic- astronomy. his most famous work was Aryabhatiya. he was born in Bihar, india.
Hinduism vs buddhism Art
Buddhism: the art of asia. spread from india to all corners of asia. art often portrays buddha pr potenial buddhist
STUPA- Is a mound like structure
Hinduism: hindu gods were common in hindu art. the art of india. known as indian art. art is used to invoke spirituality.
contrast: the subject matter was the only difference between the art. beliefs had alittle influence on the indian artistic styles.
compare: the same artists created both hindu and buddhist art. both religious traditions sacred arrt often takes place in a mandala formation.
Hinduism:
THe three gods of the hindu triumvirate. vishnu is the preserver of the universe. shiva tries to destory the world in order to re-create it. brahama created the world and all its creatures. some ani,als are thought to be holy in hindu religion, here are some: cows and other milk products are used for worship.
Hinduism: has no founder. one of the oldest religions in the world. hinduism has about 1 billion followers. one cool aspect of hindus is they believe in karma. they worship in a temple.
aims of life: rightousness, wealth, desire, salvation.
they go along with the law of conservation of energy. energy cnan never be created or destoryed. only one form can be changed into another.
Indian trade( silk roads)
SIlk roads- silk route is a modern term referring to a historical network. it extends 4,000 miles or 6,500 km.
early history of the region-
alexander the great ruled this region330b.c. to 325b.c. he took over this region when he conquered the iranian empire.
opening the silk road-
started in the 2nd century BC. road consisted of many different branches that follow a path of safe towns.
ending the silk roads-
the overflow of the mongols by the chinese and the start of the ning dynasty spelled the end for the silk roads.
silk road today-
it is no longer a trade route today. mowadays there are attempts to restore the route and preserve the ancient monuments.
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