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Early Civilizations India and China. Subcontinent North - Mountains South - Water. Geography. Monsoons. Allowed travel between Africa, Middle East and India. Fertile Soil + More Food =?. More People. Indus Valley Civilization the Dravidians.
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Monsoons Allowed travel between Africa, Middle East and India
Fertile Soil + More Food =? More People
Much of the Indus Valley history is still a mystery Planned Cities
Aryans felt “superior” towards the Dravidians
Cultural Diffusion Occurs New Language Developed Sanskirt
What we know came from the Vedas (collection of prayers, hymns, etc)
Aryans Way of Life Led by Rajahs (Skilled War Leader) VALUED CATTLE FOR SURIVAL AND A SIGN OF WEALTH
Social Classes WarriorsFarmers, merchantsartisans Priests Dravidians
Caste System BORN INTO CHANGE WHEN YOU DIE
Joint Family System Dowry to be paid
Sati Rituals Widow chooses to die with the body of the husband
Ganges River “mother of the people” Today
Way of Life Polytheistic Mystics – people who devote their life to seek spiritual truth
The Birth of A New Religion HINDUISM
NO Single FounderNO Single Text (Vedas) ***Diffusion of Dravidians and Aryans
VISHNU (PRESERVER) SHIVA DESTROYER 3 MAIN GODS BRAHMA (CREATOR)
GOAL IN LIFE STOP THE CYCLE OF REINCARNATION AND TO BE REUNITED WITH BRAHMA (MOKSHA)
The law of KARMA This life affects your next!!!!!!
Dharma Religious and moral duties Ahimsa Non-violence 2 Beliefs
One BranchJainism Hurt NO Living Creature
From Hinduism Buddhism will form in The Himalayas
Siddhartha Gautama Luxury lifestyle Left palace and saw life not perfect Crippled man Old man Dead man beggar Went to meditate “enlightened one”
Life is suffering Suffering due to attachment Can be overcome Follow the 8 fold path 4 Noble Truths
Nirvana – most perfect state Must work off bad karma to end samsara (reincarnation)
Buddhism spread in Asia Hindus in India made Buddha a god
GOBI DESERT HIMALAYAMOUNTAINS WATER Geography Believed they were only Civilization
Ancient Chinese Inventions Papermaking Woodblock Printing Compass Gunpowder
Money on a “string” Calendar 365 ¼ days
Neolithic FarmersFertile Soil Huang He River Valley
Remember…..dynasty – ruling family Bronze Age
Mandate of Heaven Good times – heavens approved Disasters – lost favor of heavens
Oracle Bones Write questions Interpret the cracks
Polytheistic Ancestor Worship Lived in the Afterworld
Nobles Buried in lavish tombs Chariots, art, living people