Hinduism
- hindus didnt like violence
- belief of non violence is called ahimsa
- violence for self defense allowed
- vegetarians
- cattle; sacred
- butchery prohibited
- BELIEFS
- allowed freedom
- world is one big family
- accepts all beliefs but against distinct forms of religion
- Dharma- ethics
- Samsara- life, death, rebirth
- Karma- action then reaction
- Yoga
- Moksha- let go of sould to end suffering
- festivals- pongal, shigmo,bihu, onam, holi
- BOLDED TERMS
- Brahma- 1st god in hindu triumvirate; god of creation
- Vishnu- god in triumvirate; supreme god; preserver of the universe
- Shiva- god in triumvirate; destroyer or transformer
- all responsible for the creation, upkeep, adn destruction of the world
- HISTORY
- oldest and most complex
- no founder
- hinduism comes from the word indus- name of indus river
- influenced when tribes invaded northern india and attacked Harrapan people who lived there
- lots of different beliefs adn organizations
- foundation of Transcedental Meditation and buddhism
Indian Trade
- TRADE ITEMS
- black pepper
- cinnamon
- cloves
- spices
- valued highly as gold and silver today
- TRADE
- worlds largest diamond cutting and polishing country
- trading between china, central asia, india, eastern europe
- famous for fabric, spice, stones
- SILK ROADS- trade route connected east south and western asia with medditeranean
- 4000 miles
- gets name from chinese silk trade
- CARAVANS
- people who carry goods to trade far away
- 4000 camels
- spice markets in babylon, carthage, alexandria, and rome
- used ships along the indian coast
- TRADE FACTS
- foreign trade in hands of local and foreign merchants
- india divided into regional political units
- unified by imperial powers
Military
- DYNASTIES
- Nanda dynasty- 80,000 calvary, 6000 elephant, 200,000 infantry, 8000 armed chariots
- Maurya dynasty
- Shishunaga dynasty
- Satavahana dynasty
- EMPIRES
- Gupta empire- war elephants, infantry, archers
- Kushan Empire- horseback, war elephants(greeks) and infantry
- WEAPONS
- bamboo longbow- used by sheva
- war elephant- charge, break lines, cause terror
- catapult- hurled large stones
- TACTICS
- krauncha vyuha- crane shaped formation of army
- vyuha- winding circular formation; impenatrable
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