Intro to the History of India

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Intro to the History of India

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The Indus and Ganges river valleys

• By Danyell, Suede,Jordan, Julien, Moe

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Subcontinent a large landmass that juts out from
a continent. Monsoons strong wind that blow
across the region at certain times of
year. citadelit is a fortress.
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Migrated moved from their home lands in central
Asia. Caste class, had special work and duties
to perform.
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Himalaya stretching south from the Himalaya
mountains the kite shaped land of India bulges
out from Asia into the Indian ocean. Indus
river valley from the rich soil of the Indus
river valley, early farmers harvested a surplus
of wheat and other grains with a surplus of food.

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Mohenjo-daro must have been much cleaner than
most other cities of the time. Clay pipes ran
under the brick streets.
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THAE GANGES RIVER VALLEY AFTER THEY HAD CONQUERED
THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY PEOPLE , THE ARYANS
GRADUALLY MOVED INTO THE
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• The leaders of Mohenjo-Daro lead there city very
  carefully it took hard and long planning to run a
  city that was a crazy at this one. The city was
  crazy with traders and soldiers the city was as
  crazy as Manhattan

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• The geography effected the way people in ancient
  India because if they lived in the desert I would
  be harder to grow crops because there is no rain
  fall in the desert and no rainfall means no
  crops. Especially if you lived on a mountain
  there would be no flat ground for farming.

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The Beginning of HinduismSummary

• The beginning of hinduism describes types of
  gods, goddesses, and religion. A Iot comes to be
  that Hinduism is one of the worlds major
  religions. Hinduism has several gods, and is the
  oldest living religion. The Hindu gods are
  Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. It also explains how
  Hindus believe in non-violence, reincarnation,
  and truth.

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Definition

• Reincarnation is when a human being, animal, or
  any living thing reaches death, then it's soul
  will be reborn into a different physical form.
  Hindus believe that if the human being doesn't
  take good actions, or have good behavior, then
  they will be reborn into a lower position. If
  the soul had a good or perfect behavior, then it
  was reborn into a higher position, or the soul
  remains with Brahman.

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Definition 2

• Dharma is a little like rules that people have to
  fallow, except these are religious rules. Each
  person has his or her own rules to fallow. The
  rules depend on the age of the person, and the
  job or class that person has or takes. If they
  obey their dharma, then they become closer to
  Brahman.

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Definition 3

• Ahimsa means non-violence. Hindus believe you
  must treat all living things respectfully, which
  explains the reason to why they wont eat meat.
  Since all living things are apart of Brahman.

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Identification

• Brahma is the creator out of the Hindu gods. He
  is called the creator because it is believed that
  he created the earth, and all the living things
  that lay upon it. Its also believed that brahma
  was born from a golden egg. Even though Brahma
  sounds like a very important god, he wasn't as
  looked up to as the other gods. He also comes in
  many different forms

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Identification 2

• And then Vishnu is the preserver out of the Hindu
  gods. He is called the preserver because he is
  always making sure that the human beings are
  safe, and to support them so that they will
  always have and get what they need. He goes in
  different forms each time, just like Brahma takes
  many different shapes or forms.

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Identification 3

• Shiva is the destroyer out of the Hindu gods. He
  is known as the destroyer because he is kind and
  cruel. Shiva would destroy the universal and then
  create it all over. Shiva is the opposite of
  Vishnu, since he doesn't care for the humans and
  he is much more powerful. Shiva was created by
  god rudra, who is the handler of the thunder
  bolt.

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Question

• Aryan religion grew into Hinduism by their
  culture mixing with the culture or religion of
  people they took over. The mixed culture brought
  new ideas, and beliefs.This blending then created
  the religion of Hinduism.

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Question 2

• Good and bad behavior relates to reincarnation in
  Hinduism because if a soul has a good behavior,
  then they get reborn in a higher position. If a
  soul has a bad behavior then they will be reborn
  in a lower baste. That is reincarnation the
  Hinduism way.

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Meditation

• Sitting and Clearing your mind

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Nirvana

• Lasting Peace
• To reach nirvana you got to follow buddha rules
• Then when you are following buddhas rules you got
  to respect and always tell the truth all times.
  Then People should also avoid violence and the
  killing of any thing.

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Missionary

• The people are spreading their Religions to other
  people.

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Siddhartha Gutama

• Siddhartha Gutama was a young prince trying to
  find out why there was pain and suffering in the
  world after a long period of time he found a
  major world Religion called Buddism.

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What happened to Buddhism in India?

• Buddhism died out almost completley in India but
  at the same time they found a new religon called
  hinduism

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The spread of Hinduism and Buddhism

• Buddhism and Hinduism spread to other lands and
  has become a part of there religion

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Section Four
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Absolute power

• Complete control over someone or something

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convert

• To change ones beliefs

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Why was Asoka a father to his people?

• He was a king, and he ruled for more then 35
  years, he won a bloody battle in 261 B.C in which
  more then 100,000 people died

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Chandragupta

• He commanded a huge army, thousands of foot
  solders and mounted troops where ready to
  maintain law and order and to crush any revolt.
  Most of his wealth came from foreign trade.

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Asoka

• He is a king, his name means without sorrow for
  more then 35 years he ruled, he gave up war and
  violence, he practiced and preached the teachings
  of Buddha, he did not allow the use of animals
  for sacrifices

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The Golden Age Of Maurya India

• Chandragupta armies over threw other kingdoms
  along the Ganges river. Chandragupta was guided
  by the basic belief that the ruler most have
  absolute power. He spent his money on irrigation
  systems and had his butlers try his food to make
  sure it wasn't poisoned. He slept in a different
  room every night afraid of being assassinated,
  Then he became a monk and starved himself to
  death. Chandragupta son died and his grandson
  built the biggest empire india has ever seen.