Ancient Asia

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Ancient Asia
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Indus Valley rivers

• The two rivers that were the location for the
  early river valley civilization in India were the
  Ganges River and the Indus River.

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Agriculture in India

• Around 3200 B.C., people started farming in
  villages along the Indus River. This was the
  Indian version of the Neolithic Revolution
  (agricultural revolution)

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Geography of India

• Located south of Himalayan Mountains did provide
  isolation between India and China.
• The Hindu Kush didnt provide complete isolation
  because of the mountain passes.Northern India
  contains two rivers (Indus and Ganges)

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Monsoon

• These are the seasonal winds dominate Indias
  climate.
• From October to May they blow dry winds to India.
• Starting in the middle of June, the winds change
  bringing much rain to the area.

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Harappa

• Is one of the major cities of the Indus River
  civilization.
• Some of the similarities with the cities in
  Sumer, flooding could be destructive and
  unpredictable.
• They traded with the Sumerians.
• They both had polytheistic religions.

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Harappa cities

• What made the Harappas cities unique for early
  civilization was that the grid like layout of
  their streets.
• They used oven baked bricks for building.
• Underground sewer system.

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Shang

• Shang Dynasty was the 1st dynasty recorded.
• The Mandate from heaven was if a ruler was fair
  and just he would have divine approval to rule.
• China also had the longest continuous
  civilization in the world.

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Chinese writing

• Writing 1st Writing was carving on bones or
  tortoise shells

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Chinese Culture

• Social
• Family was most important in Chinese society
• Elder men controlled family life
• Girls have arranged marriages at 13-16

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Shang Technology

• Shang had bronze for tools and weapons and the
  production of silk.

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Dynastic cycle

• Dynastic Cycle formed-rise, decline, and
  replacement of Chinese dynasties

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Caste system in India

• Over the years many rules were made for how
  people in theses classes or castes could interact
  with each other. People were born into their
  caste for life.

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Reincarnation

• Hindus believe in reincarnation. They believe
  the soul is born again into another body after
  death. In the next life, the soul has another
  chance to learn its lessons.

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Untouchables

• Some impure people lived outside the caste
  system. They were butchers, grave diggers, and
  trash collectors. Due to this work being
  considered unclean, they were called
  untouchables.

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Mahabharata

• The Magadha was a group that won control over
  almost all of India. The epic poem Mahabharata
  was written and tells of the blending of cultures
  at the time. It also sets down ideals that were
  to become important to Hindu life.

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Epics

• The main purpose of the epics in ancient society
  was to teach moral values of the society.

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Vedas

• This was sacred literature of Hinduism.
• The Vedas are four collections of prayers,
  magical spells, instructions for performing
  rituals.

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Upanishads

• From the vedas, the dialogue between teacher and
  students were called the upanishads.
• Basically the upanishads are a written dialogue
  or discussion.

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Sanskrit

• The Aryans in ancient India used a language
  called sanskrit.

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Karma

• According to Hindus, how a person behaves in one
  life has an effect of the persons next life.
  This is the souls karma good or bad deeds.

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Founding of Buddhism

• Buddhism was started around the same time as
  Hinduism and Jainism. It was started around the
  528 B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama.
• A polytheistic religion

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Buddhism

• The ideas of Buddhism are eight fold path.
• Nirvana
• Four Noble truths

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Eight fold path

• Buddha then began to teach others on how to
  attain enlightenment. They were told to follow a
  plan of behavior called the Eightfold Path.

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Nirvana

• The eightfold path was right views, right
  resolve, right speech, right conduct, right
  livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and
  right concentration. This would lead to nirvana
  or a release from selfishness and pain

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Four noble truths

• Buddha first sermon became a landmark in the
  history of the worlds religions.
• It laid out the four main ideas that he had
  understood in his enlightenment called the four
  noble truths.

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Judaism

• Is a Monotheistic religion .
• The holy book (sacred text) is the Torah.
• Founded by Abraham

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Ten commandants

• They are a moral code that was passed from god
  (Yahweh) to Moses on Mount Sinai.