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Chapter 3- Classical Civilization: India
Social |
-Dominance of husbands and fathers - patriarchal
-Emotional support -Caste system = social stratification system -Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Vaisyas, Sudras, Untouchables -Epic Age = Brahmins & Kshatriyas changed places |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilization: India
Culture |
-Literature = epic poems, military adventure
-Romantic dramas/plays -Lively art -One of the world's first university centers = Nalanda |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilization: India
Religion |
-Hinduism
-No single founder, no central holy figure -Number of religious approaches - dharma = moral consequence of action -Religious text -Polytheistic -Buddhism -Siddharta Gautama -Seek nirvana = union with the divine essence |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilization: India
Interaction |
-Buddhism spread to China & SE Asia
-Trade with Mediterranean and China |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilization: India
Political |
-Fragmented regional kingdoms
-Political theory sparse -United under Chandragupta Maurya in 322 -Mauryan empire lasts until Ashoka's death in 232 -Kushans -Guptas = golden age |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilizations: India
Technology |
-Important strides on astronomy and medicine
-Aryabhatta calculated solar year and improved mathematical measurements -Plastic surgery, inoculation against smallpox -Identified 7 planets |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilizations: India
Economy |
-Caste system assigned people to occupations
-Manufacturing = new use for chemistry, their steel was best in world -Emphasis on trade and merchant activity greater than China and Mediterranean -Firmly agricultural |
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Chapter 3- Classical Civilizations: India
Demography |
-Pastoral
-Large, wealthy urban cities -Most people in rural areas |
