Friday, October 19, 2012

Chandragupta Maurya-

Gupta Empire-

Mauryan Empire-

Tamil Kingdom-

Matriarchal-

Patriarchal -

 

Brahma-

Vishnu-

Shiva-

Kalidasa-

Silk Roads-

Stupas- Where Buddhists worshiped. Different stupas mean different beliefs

Theravada-

Aryabhata -

Indian Trade

  • Delji was the center of trade
  • Used Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
  • Gave them wealth
  • Very skilled

Silk Road

  • 4000 miles long
  • A trade route that allowed many different regions to gain access to good
  • Chinese silk trade
  • Exchange knowledge, beliefs, and customs
  • Passed through mountains, desserts, and forests
  • Robbers
  • High goods on the route

Mode of Transport

  • Flat bottom boats and rafts on the river
  • 2 wheeled bullock carts
  • Oxen, sheep

Items

  • Textiles
  • Stones
  • Ivory
  • Pearls
  • Shells
  • Silk
  • Spices
  • Gold
  • Animals
  • Lot of trade

 

Hinduism

  • Saivism
  • Shaktism
  • Vaishnavism
  • Smartism

Beliefs

  • Reincarnation
  • Brahma- 4 headed god that created the universe.
  • Vishnu- Has been reincarnated 9 times. In charge of the preservation and restoration of the universe.
  • Shiva- the third Hindu deity, god, destruction of the universe
  • Priests controlled religion and beliefs
  • Many holidays

Places of Worship

  • Temples made of brick or stone
  • Altars

 

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