Questions:
1. According to the film, how is the caste system important to the social order in India during ancient times? The caste system is a system that Hindus are born into, married and die by. It divides people by birth from high to low caste, in which it fixes their jobs and place in society. Order is a vital for society, because it tells your place in that order, who performs the necessary rituals, and you fulfill your duty in each ever cast your born into.
2. How does this early ordering of society still affect India today? The caste system still into effect today, because we can see it in their daily living. The film presents an example of the Dom Raja family, who are the only people allowed to do burial rituals today. The Dom Raja family has the sacred fire which all funerals within Hindus used to do the burial rituals. The fire has been kept going for thousands of years. The Dom Raja family are consider to be in low caste and people don't want to touch them, because they touch the dead and do the burial rituals. …show more content…
The influence of Alexander the Great can be seen more in the capital city Chandragupta reign when Wood compares that ancient capital to ancient Rome.
8. What does Chandragupta’s death tell us about religion and salvation in India? When Chandragupta was in power India faced famine, which lead Chandragupta to renounced his power and turn to a Jade guru to bow. He then went to seek penance for salvation and forgiveness. He starved himself in a cave to seek knowledge and freedom. All this tell us the dedication that Chandragupta had to obtain enlightenment, maybe because he couldn't do anything to help or save his subjects. Although he wasn't the first king or ruler to do this.
9. How did Ashoka’s character and beliefs change over the course of his reign? How did Buddhism transform
1. According to the film, how is the caste system important to the social order in India during ancient times? The caste system is a system that Hindus are born into, married and die by. It divides people by birth from high to low caste, in which it fixes their jobs and place in society. Order is a vital for society, because it tells your place in that order, who performs the necessary rituals, and you fulfill your duty in each ever cast your born into.
2. How does this early ordering of society still affect India today? The caste system still into effect today, because we can see it in their daily living. The film presents an example of the Dom Raja family, who are the only people allowed to do burial rituals today. The Dom Raja family has the sacred fire which all funerals within Hindus used to do the burial rituals. The fire has been kept going for thousands of years. The Dom Raja family are consider to be in low caste and people don't want to touch them, because they touch the dead and do the burial rituals. …show more content…
The influence of Alexander the Great can be seen more in the capital city Chandragupta reign when Wood compares that ancient capital to ancient Rome.
8. What does Chandragupta’s death tell us about religion and salvation in India? When Chandragupta was in power India faced famine, which lead Chandragupta to renounced his power and turn to a Jade guru to bow. He then went to seek penance for salvation and forgiveness. He starved himself in a cave to seek knowledge and freedom. All this tell us the dedication that Chandragupta had to obtain enlightenment, maybe because he couldn't do anything to help or save his subjects. Although he wasn't the first king or ruler to do this.
9. How did Ashoka’s character and beliefs change over the course of his reign? How did Buddhism transform