Advancements in math, astronomy, medicine, literature, and arts-
Math- India invented addition and subtraction etc, invented the decimal system, used the Pythagorean theorem, influenced the development of mathematics.
Astronomy- aryabhata- an indian astronomer, he was concidered the father of spherical astronomy, he wrote theories about the heliocentri gravitaion theory, and how the earth's shadow affected the phases of the moon.
Medicine- Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine and treatments that was developed during the 500-500 time period. essentially consisted of eight medical components.
1. internal medicine
2. pediatrics
3. surgery
4. ophthalmology
5. psychiatry
6. toxicology
Literature- they use an alphabetic writing called sanskrit. one of the first things they wrote down was a poem called the Rig Veda. there were 3 other types of writing but they were less famous. they also wrote down the upanishads, which are commentaries and explanions of the vedas.
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