Hinduism
their ethical values followed a non-violent approach called Ahimsa. this meant that they could not attack the sick, poison their arrows, attack from behind, or attack women and children they could however use their attacks for self defense.
they were vegetarians, and found animals to be sacred. killing animals in India in this time period was forbidden.
their beliefs were against any distinct form of religion. they believed in dharma, karma, samsara, yoga, and moksha.
Trade
India is one of the worlds largest diamond cutting and polishing countries. India is most famous for it's fabrics, spices and semi-precious stones.
the silk roads extend 4000 miles all across Asia and into southeastern Europe.
Caravans were used often on the silk roads because they could get more product from place to place, and they were a lot less likely to get raided in a large group.
Military
Nanda dynasty- had a very strong cavalry base.
Maurya dynasty-
Shishunaga dynasty-invented the catapult
satavahana dynasty-lasted 400 years
Gupta empire was more ground-based fighting, whereas the Kushan empire fought mostly on horseback, and used many war elephants obtained from the Greeks.
weaponry- Bamboo longbows, and metal-tipped arrows. war elephants were used more for charging and breaking enemy lines. Catapult was a mechanism that could hurl large objects at their enemies.
Tactics- crane formation- basically a fanned out wedge. Vyuha- a winding ever turning circle considered impenetrable.
Buddhism- the figure of worship is Buddha, and there are 2 branchs of the religion. Mahayana and Theravada
Theravada- the most popular form of Buddhism and it promotes teaching of analysis, and being held accountable for ones actions.
A Suptas is a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine.
Brahma is a term used for an exalted deity. however, there is no distinction between Buddhist and Hindu Brahmas.
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