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India
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India
a subcontinent, because it has been added to Asia over millions of years
Indus Valley Civilization
- arose in 2500 BC
- main cities: Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
- Grid pattern layouts of cities, similar bricks, public grain storehouses, public baths
- signs of GOVERNMENT
- technology
- sewer system
- farmers, some job specialization
- traders
- traded with sumer
- evidence: clay seals in their language found in sumer
- traded with sumer
- artisans
- merchants
- traders
- writing system (untranslated)
- veneration (respect) for cows/bulls
- civilization began to decline in 1900 BC
- unknown why, but there are theories
- 1. Earthquake (structural damage)
- 2. river changed course/flood (mud in streets)
- 3. invaders (10 dead bodies in street)
- 1750 BC
- The Aryans
- entered the Indus Valley through the Khyber pass
- "Aryans" means The Nobles
- illiterate
- spoke sanskrit; traditions orally passed down
- complex religion
- militaristic (mostly male) gods
- holy text: the Vedas (orally passed down)
- later blended with natives' culture (and a bit of Buddism) to become....
- HINDUISM
- monotheistic (some hindus believe they are polytheistic)
- Brahman
- has many forms, such as...
- Indra
- Ganesh (elephant head)
- Hindu Trinity
- Vishnu, the Preserver
- blue skin
- Brahma, the creator
- Red skin, 4 heads
- Shiva, the destroyer
- 4 arms, white, trident
- Vishnu, the Preserver
- part of his soul (Atman) was put into everything and everyone on earth
- individual's soul: atman
- moshka: perfect understanding (getting back to Brahman)
- souls reincarnate (samsara) to try and get back
- if you go up or down is based on your karma
- dharma: your duties as the job you have (ex mother must take care of kids)
- if you go up or down is based on your karma
- souls reincarnate (samsara) to try and get back
- moshka: perfect understanding (getting back to Brahman)
- individual's soul: atman
- has many forms, such as...
- Brahman
- non violence
- vegitarianism
- ahisma
- holy text: the vedas
- Upandishads: interpretations of the Vedas
- MAHABHATARA: India's national epic
- ch 6: Bhagavad-Gita
- price Arjuna is with Vishnu, he doesn't want to kill his cousins, but it is his dharma
- ch 6: Bhagavad-Gita
- has some elements of...
- BUDDHISM
- Created by Siddhartha Gautama
- born in a rich kshatryia family
- is separated from the horrors of the world
- one day, he realizes the the world is terrible
- goes on a journey to seek wisdom through fasting, yoga, etc
- Achieved enlightenment through meditation
- FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
- 1. life is suffering/sorrow
- 3. the way to end al suffering/sorrow is to end all hatred
- desire and hatred can be overcome by following the.....
- Eightfold Path
- right views/right intention/right speech/right actions/right lived/right effort/ right mindfulness/right meditation
- by following this, a person can achieve....
- NIRVANA
- inconcivable, incomprehensable
- accept ahisma, deny drugs, alchohol
- NIRVANA
- progress is saved as you reincarnate
- few reincarnation needed
- by following this, a person can achieve....
- right views/right intention/right speech/right actions/right lived/right effort/ right mindfulness/right meditation
- Eightfold Path
- 2. cause of suffering is self centered desire/hatred
- called himself the Buddha (engligtened one)
- 5 disciples
- wrote down the sacred text
- Tripitika
- wrote down the sacred text
- FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
- Achieved enlightenment through meditation
- goes on a journey to seek wisdom through fasting, yoga, etc
- one day, he realizes the the world is terrible
- is separated from the horrors of the world
- born in a rich kshatryia family
- other forms of buddhism
- Theravada
- Southeast Asians
- complete meditation/seclusion
- Mahayana
- China, Korea, Tibet, Japan
- Buddha returns to aid people
- comes back as the Dali Lama (14 times so far)
- Buddha of compassion
- Theravada
- Ashoka Maurya sent missionaries
- Created by Siddhartha Gautama
- BUDDHISM
- monotheistic (some hindus believe they are polytheistic)
- Acculturation: the blending of traditions and cultures
- HINDUISM
- later blended with natives' culture (and a bit of Buddism) to become....
- ex. Indra (god of lighting, sky)
- holy text: the Vedas (orally passed down)
- CASTE SYSTEM
- Varna: the tier you are in
- must marry inside varna
- boy's families were given dowries, which were payments for them to take their daughter
- no social mobility
- Brahmin could not eat food touched by untouchables; it would make them impure
- women
- had a creative energy, shakti, that men didn't have
- owned part of the property
- widows were expected to jump in husband's funeral pyre (tradition called sati)
- militaristic (mostly male) gods
- liked food, alcohol, fighting, cattle herding
- NOMADIC
- HATED agriculture, living in IVC cities
- tech: chariot, bow & arrow
- rajah: tribe leader
- enslaved Dravidians
- The Aryans
- unknown why, but there are theories
- Natives= DRAVIDIANS
- cities excavated by Mortimer Wheeler
- simple religion
- agricultural goddess
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- Mindmap am India, erstellt von Astra Burke am 07/11/2015.
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