Indian Achievements

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What continent is India located on? What is a subcontinent? What is a monsoon? What are some of the Harrapan’s Achievements? How was the Aryan culture different from Harrapan? What are the 4 Varnas/Castes? What were some of the Caste rules? What is the largest religion in India today? How do Hindus believe karma effects reincarnation? Who was Siddhartha Guatama? What is Nirvana? Describe what the Jains believe. What did Asoka do? What religion did Gupta promote?

What continent is India located on? What is a subcontinent? What is a monsoon? What are some of the Harrapan’s Achievements? How was the Aryan culture different from Harrapan? What are the 4 Varnas/Castes? What were some of the Caste rules? What is the largest religion in India today? How do Hindus believe karma effects reincarnation? Who was Siddhartha Guatama? What is Nirvana? Describe what the Jains believe. What did Asoka do? What religion did Gupta promote?

Sanskrit Literature

Main language of the ancient Aryans During the Maurya and Gupta periods

many works were created and later translated into many other languages

Mahabharata - one of the world’s longest sacred texts; a struggle between two families for control of a kingdom

Bhagavad Gita - long passage within the Mahabharata about Hindu beliefs

Main language of the ancient Aryans During the Maurya and Gupta periods

many works were created and later translated into many other languages

Mahabharata - one of the world’s longest sacred texts; a struggle between two families for control of a kingdom

Bhagavad Gita - long passage within the Mahabharata about Hindu beliefs

Hindu Temples

Gupta temples were complex

Hindu temples had a tower on top and the outside of the temple had carvings in honor of the specific god being worshipped

Gupta temples were complex

Hindu temples had a tower on top and the outside of the temple had carvings in honor of the specific god being worshipped

Buddhist Temples

During the Gupta period, some temples were carved out of a mountainside and contained beautiful paintings

The stupa (a type of Buddhist temple) had a dome and intricate carvings

During the Gupta period, some temples were carved out of a mountainside and contained beautiful paintings

The stupa (a type of Buddhist temple) had a dome and intricate carvings

Paintings and Sculptures

Artists were well-respected people in ancient India

The paintings were very vibrant, and most were done in Hindu and Buddhist temples

Most sculptures were also created for Hindu temples and Buddhist cave temples

Artists were well-respected people in ancient India

The paintings were very vibrant, and most were done in Hindu and Buddhist temples

Most sculptures were also created for Hindu temples and Buddhist cave temples

Scientific Advances

Indians were the first to find ways to work with metal (metallurgy) to create tools.

The numbers we use today Hindu-Arabic numerals were created by Indian scholars.

Inoculation (injecting a person with a small amount of a virus) began with ancient Indian doctors. We still use the process when receiving vaccinations.

Astronomy - ancient Indians knew of seven of the 9 planets by studying the skies.

Indians were the first to find ways to work with metal (metallurgy) to create tools.

The numbers we use today Hindu-Arabic numerals were created by Indian scholars.

Inoculation (injecting a person with a small amount of a virus) began with ancient Indian doctors. We still use the process when receiving vaccinations.

Astronomy - ancient Indians knew of seven of the 9 planets by studying the skies.