7.2 Trade Spreads Indian Religions and Culture

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7.2 Trade Spreads Indian Religions and Culture
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Hinduism and Buddhism Change

• Traditional Hindu Beliefs
• Polytheisticbelieves in many gods
• Goal to achieve moksha perfect understnading of
  all things
• Supports caste system

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Religious Change

• Traditional Buddhism
• Life is suffering
• Follow the Four Noble Truths to end suffering
• Reach nirvana

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Change in Hinduism

• Religion demands sacrifices to gods by priests
• Brahma creator
• Vishnu preserver
• Shiva destroyer
• People liked Vishnu and Shiva-evolved into more
  personal religion

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Brahma
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Vishnu
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Shiva
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Changes in Buddhism

• People began to worship the Buddha
• Buddha NOT a god
• Bodhisattvas believe people should give up
  nirvana to save humanity by doing good works

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Popular Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhists accept ideas of worship and
  salvation
• (bodhisattvas)
• Theravada Buddhists follow original teachings
  of Buddha
• Wealthy Buddhist merchants build stupasstone
  structures over relics

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Stupa
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Indian Literature and Performing Arts

• Kalidasa poet and dramatist is one of Indias
  greatest writers
• Tamil poets from south India leave over 2,000
  poems
• Drama and dance troupes travel throughout India
• Both men and women
• Bollywood drama today!

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Astronomy, Math, and Medicine

• Ocean trade leads to needs in navigation
• Indian astronomers prove world is round
• Mathematicians develop the idea of zero and
  decimals
• Doctors write medical guides and perform surgery
  including plastic surgery

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The Spread of Indian Trade

• Indias Valuable Resources
• Spices, diamonds, precious stones, and good
  quality wood

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The Spread of Indian Trade

• Overland Trade, East and West
• Trade routes called Silk Roads connect Asia and
  Europe
• Indians build trading posts to take advantage of
  the Silk Roads

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Silk Roads
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The Spread of Indian Trade

• Sea Trade East and West
• Indian merchants carry goods to Rome by sea
• Merchants trade by sea with Africa, Arabia,
  China, Southeast Asia

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Effects of Indian Trade

• Increased trade leads banking
• Bankers lend money to merchants
• Increased trade spreads Indian culture to other
  places
• Trade brings Hinduism, Buddhism to other lands