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all civilizations in south Asia had agriculture
trade and rich culture shaped by religion
3 regions in India fertile river-in the north dry plateau-centre/Deccan coastal plains or Ghats on the east and west landlocked-Nepal and Bangladesh
this civilization had
- no documents were dug but the artifacts and the city itself were a reflection of how they lived
- there are many statues of animals in the cities they say the bull is the most sacred for its inhabitants
Dravidians
this is the higher up place where the rice storage, marketplace, and the public bath was
Citadel
this was the modern-day subdivision with houses, drainage systems and straight roads
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Dravidians downfall was caused by?
severe flooding
characteristics of Dravidians:
- structured government system
- had knowledge of mathematics
- Agriculture was their main livelihood
what was the type of religion the Dravidians had?
polytheism
What was the main livelihood of the Dravidians?
Agriculture
the Dravidians leaders were known as
Priest-kings
this civilization was found accidentally while they were searching for water for their cattle which led them to their Indus valley
Indo-aryans
what do you call the holy book of the indo-Aryans
the vedas
what was the writing system of the Indo-Aryans
sanskrit
Indo-Aryans:
- they need to follow their responsibilities according to their social classes, they believed if they do this in their next life they will be higher social class. the highest form is bhramin and the lowest is animal
- interaction between social classes is prohibited especially marriage between 2 people from different social classes
- they used bows and arrows and is the reason they occupied the Indus valley by riding chariots
- lived the way the Dravidians lived
this civilization tried to unify India in one rule, they invaded territories, built roads to trade
known for their rich deposit of iron ore, lush jungle, elephants, and fertile lands
Magadha
This civilization was freed bye alexander the great
Maurya
He ordered invasion of smell kinghoms in Northern India exrending his impire from Gandes to the land now part of Afghanistan
Chandragupta maurya
Who was chandagupta maurys adviser who also wrote the guidlines on good leadership which had becom the measure of goos leader ship in Maurya leaders
Kautilya Chanakya
He is the grandson of changagupta maurya
Who connqured the kingdoms in the Deccan Plateau
Asoka
Asoka was not happy with the outcome so he gave up his warrior life and joined ___
Buddhism
What are these called
- life is full of suffering
- the reason why people suffer is because of selfishness and greed.
- There is always a way to end suffering
- The way to end suffering is life according to the middle way, which is the Eightfold Path.
Four noble truths
what is the difference of Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada believes Buddha is a teacher while Mahayana Believes he is a God
the communities in Deccan Plateau:
Tamil -known as a wealthy kingdom
source of living-trading
products-spices and textiles
purpose of the money of Tamils-use to fund the building of extravagant temples and palaces and ports in many parts of the kingdom
rights of the people in the Deccan-opportunity to live a good life, to read an write Sanskrit, they are allowed to shooed their own religion and women are given rights like right to become leaders.
in the Gupta Empire this was learned from the indians, indian mathematicians made the concept of zero
Arabic numeral