BRAHMA-
is the hindu god of creation
Senior member of the tried of great gods
He felt alone and separated from the world
Split himself and created the god shattapera
VISHNU-
God of preservation and protection of creation
Never sleeps
When the forces of good and evil are not balanced Vishnu will incarnate himself
SHIVA-
is a destroyer of the world. Also called the lord of the dance
Is known to have a wild passion, which causes extreme behavior and his relationship with his wife paryati
Military conquest-
The Maurya Empire was founded after the death of alexander the great
The first three emperors were Chandragupta—maurya—bindusara maurya—ashoka maurya—
Gupta Empire— Chandra gupta was dying and he told his son to rule the world
His son went to extreme military campaign
Navy was more than 1,200 ships
At its height they had more than ¾ million soldiers
BUDDIHSM
Stupas—mound like structure
-Holds ashes of deceased—five types—relic- object- commemorative- symbolic- votive.
Theravada- oldest surviving Buddhist branch – 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
Its religion home to the Indian subcontinent encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices regularly – he’s recognized as being an awakening and enlightening teacher
Four noble truths—truth of suffering- truth of cause of suffering- truth of end of suffering- truth of path that leads to suffering.
3 fortunate realms- realm of demigod- realm of gods- realm of men
3 unfortunate realms- of animals- ghosts and hell- suffer untold suffering0 suffering of realm of men is far less
-surgery was introduced as a common practice- sushtra came up with 120 surgical instruments- 300 procedures- and 8 surgery classifications
Kalidasa- was an Indian dramatist and poet-classical Sanskrit writer
Sanskrit- classical language in India
2 categories of literature-
Sruti and smriti
Sruti- listened to or heard
Smriti- remembered or memorized
Students had to memorize sutras (set of rules or problems)
Astronomy-ancient India used stars and planets to create astrological charts
Determined the sun was a star
Determined the earths circumference
Aryabhata- presented a mathematical system that the sun spins on an axis and considered the motion of the planets in respect to the sun
Indian Trade—traded items: silk-jewelry-horses-weapons-wines
Silk roads—not actual roads Name given to any route that led across china
Very difficult and dangerous to travel along- northern route- westward to black sea
Silk:
Romans were not surprised to hear of another great civilization hidden over the mountains
They had been looking for the “silk People” for a long time
Discovered pieces of silk from some of the people they conquered and it became popular in rome but was scarce
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