Delhi major trade canter
exports exceeded their imports
used red sea and Maditerrean sea arab traders shipped indian good to European countries arts and crafts unmatche
Silk Road
a trade route that allowed different ragions to get goods
Name came from chinese silk trade
most popular item was silk
importnat aspect was exchange of knowledge
passed through many mountains peaks the through deserts, plains, and forests
only high goods were worth the travel
precious goods encouraged robbers
flat bottomed boats and rafts
two wheel bullock carts carried heavy transport across the plains pack animals oxen, sheep, goats
textiles, hardwood furniture, stones, ivory, pearls, tortoise shells,curtains, silk, spices, gold, domestic animals
lot of trade
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama founder of it
lookd for enlightenment, wisdom, in the forests for six years
maditated for 49 days
then called Buddha the enlightened one
Four Noble truths
The way to overcome such desires and attain enlightenment is to follow the
Reincarnation
world is created and destroyed repeatedly
Nirvana- release from selfishness and pain
monks
was spread across Asia into India
Hinduism was more popular than Buddhism
affected trade
Theravada directly translated into the teaching of the elders or ancient teachings
is the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism and closest to the original
Stupas
temples
stupa means heap
symbolized elements
look like a dome
contained artifacts and stuff
about Buddhism like ashes and dead people
meditated in stupas
different types contained different things
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