1. Indian Achievements

2. Quick Review  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?

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.