Military Conquest
Maurya Empire
- Founded after the death of Alexander the Great
- Emperors were Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara Maurya, and Shoka Maurya
- All gained land
- 9000 elephants
- 8000 chariots
- 30000 cavalry
- 750000 soldiers
Gupta Empire
- Chandra Gupta was dying and he told his son to rule the world
- His son went on an extreme military campaign
- He conquered Bengal, Nepal, Assam, Malava, and eventually Ujjayini.
- 500000 infantry
- 50000 cavalry
- 20000 charioteers
- 10000 elephants
- Navy with more than 1200 ships
- At its height they and more than 750000 soldiers
Buddhism
Stupas
- Mound-like structure
- typically the ashes of deceased
- used by Buddhists as a place of meditation
- five types of stupas
- relic-remains of Buddhist leaders
- object-objects that belonged to Buddhist leaders
- Commemorative-commemorative events in life of Buddha and his disciples
- symbolic-symbolized aspects of Buddhist theology
- votive-constructed to commemorate visits or to gain spiritual benefits
- Theravada
- oldest surviving Buddhist branch
- the more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism
- practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos
- Buddhism
- Historians estimate that the founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama commonly known as Buddha
- Home to India. People worship Buddha
- Buddha is recognized as being an awakening and enlightening teacher
- Thought of more as a "way of life" than religion
- Practice meditation
- The Four Noble Truths
- Truth of suffering
- truth of the cause of suffering
- Truth of the end of suffering
- truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering
- Belief in karma, determines reincarnation
- Can be reincarnated into fortunate and unfortunate realms.
Art
- Buddhist art originated from India
- Spread from contact with other cultures throughout Asia
- Influenced the development of Hindu art
- Almost disappeared in the 10th century
- Worked with brick, wood, thatch, and bamboo
- Mad stone railings, gateways, sculptures, and stupas
Hindu Art
- Four goals of life on earth
- dharma, okama, artha, and moksha.
- okama - human righteous living
- artha - wealth acquired through the pursuit of a profession
Medicine
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