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Chapt 6 India and S.E. Asia
WHAP Mr Pack
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India S.E. Asia
• Aryans migrate to India and settle (after 1000 BCE) between Himalayas and Ganges river.
• Caste system developed (original word varna- color based) based on social class
- Brahmins – highest class, priests and scholars- Kshatriya- Warriors, govt. officials- Vaishya- Landowners, merchants, artisans- Shudra- common peasants and laborers- Dalits- Untouchables- not part of caste system
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Caste- word first used by Portuguese sailors to describe social order in 16th century
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India
• Each caste further divided into jati- specific occupation, duties, rituals (hereditary, by birth) little interaction between
• Lawbook of Manu- 100 BCE (describes system)• Vedic Age- 1500 to 500 BCE• Vedas were religious texts, songs, prayers,
rituals passed down (most important Rig Veda• Aryans vs Dravidians- religious beliefs blend
together and form Upanishads
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India
• Universal spirit named Brahman• Reincarnation – human spirit (atman)
eventually can join Brahman through ethical behavior- eventually beliefs become known as Hinduism- Dharma (moral duty)
• Siddharta Gautama (563-483 BCE)- Kshatriya prince, found enlightenment renamed the Buddha
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India
• Ahsoka- greatest ruler of Mauryan Dynasty converts to Buddhism, subjects convert as well. Establishes efficient tax collecting system that built roads/encourage trade. Rock and pillar edicts (laws shown in public places) help unify.
• Caste System and jati keeps people fragmented.• Chandragutpa Maurya forms kingdom in Magadha. • Mauryan Empire collapses due to outside attacks
by 184 B.CE.
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India
• Gupta Empire begins in Magadha (4th century C.E.) but smaller than Mauryan, did not have a bureaucracy instead received tribute. (provinces like Mauryan)
• Technology– free hospitals, first inoculations, develop numbers 0-9 (Arabic numerals).
• Theatre state- encourage loyalty by impressing loyal followers with magnificent buildings , court fashion and entertainment.
• 300 BCE- 600 CE Silk Road trade significantly increases.
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Gupta Mauryan Map
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Silk Road Map
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India
• Jainism- Founded by Mahavir Jain- all creatures are a part of Brahma from Upanishads.
• Mahabharata, Ramayana- Epic Hindu poems define gender roles.
• Decline of Gupta- ethnic diversity, many languages make unification difficult. Nomads from NW bring downfall.