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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