Buddhism and Hinduism Art- Hinduism art- focused on spiritual concepts, simplicity, lots of drawings of their gods especially shiva,
Hinduism Architecture- Gupta people built an iron pillar near new delhi that was 23 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 6 tons
Stupas/ architecture- Are one of the oldest buddist examples of art and architecture, they are holy monuments, it is believed that by walking by or by looking at a stupa you will be purified of a lifetime of mistakes
Buddhism Art- It originated on the indian subcontinent, in india it was the age of buddha, the indian artists used, wood, bamboo, brickm and thatch to make their sculptures.
Buddhistic Art- At first buddhism was not represented by a human form, this made buddhism art have paintings such as a footprint, an empty seat, or a stupa
Military 500 B.C- 500 A.D.- India military- They used elephants. chariots, infantry, and archers in their military campaigns. In 327 B.C. Alexander the great invaded and conquered parts of india, after his death in 323 b.c. seleucus gains power of india.
Gupta military- The guptas relied a lot on archers and infantry, They were very disciplined, and had good commanders, they have a prominent reputation for steel weapons.
Sishunaga Military- Third ruling dynasty of magahda, Expanded to include most of bengal.
Nanda Military- Consisting of 200,000 infantry, 80,000 calvary, 8,000 chariots, 6,000 war elephants,
Weapons- War elephants, Bamboo bow, Indian Khanda
Kalidasa- Indian poet and author that belonged to a gupta empire
Aryabhata- mathmatician that started to come up with a numerical value for pie
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