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1 Indian Advancements

2 Quick Review What continent is India located on? What is a subcontinent? What is a monsoon? What are some of the Harrapan’s Achievements? How was the Aryan culture different from Harrapan? What are the 5 Varnas/Castes? What were some of the Caste rules? What is the largest religion in India today?

3 How do Hindus believe karma effects reincarnation? Who was Siddhartha Guatama? What is Nirvana? Describe what the Jains believe. What did Asoka do? What religion did Gupta promote? Quick Review

4 Sanskrit Literature Main language of the ancient Aryans During the Maurya and Gupta periods many works were created and later translated into many other languages - Mahabharata - one of the world’s longest sacred texts; a struggle between two families for control of a kingdom - Bhagavad Gita – a long passage within the Mahabharata about Hindu beliefs

5 Hindu Temples - Gupta temples were complex. - Hindu temples had a tower on top and the outside of the temple had carvings in honor of the specific god being worshipped

6 Buddhist Temples -During the Gupta period, some temples were carved out of a mountainside and contained beautiful paintings. -The Stupa (a type of Buddhist temple) had a dome on top and had intricate carvings.

7 Paintings and Sculptures Artists were well- respected people in ancient India The paintings were very vibrant and made for Hindu and Buddhist temples. Most sculptures were also created for Hindu temples and Buddhist cave temples

8 Scientific Advances Indians were the first to find ways to work with metal (metallurgy) to create tools. The numbers we use today, Hindu-Arabic numerals, were created by Indian scholars. Inoculation (injecting a person with a small amount of a virus) began with ancient Indian doctors. We still use the process when receiving vaccinations. Astronomy - ancient Indians knew of 7 of the 9 planets by studying the skies.


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