The laws and guidelines of ancient India have many similarities to the laws and guidelines of other ancient civilizations we’ve studied in the past two weeks. In the "Law of Manu" we see the creation of the caste system‚ a system which places people in predisposed social classes which dictate your profession and your worth. The classes range from the Brahman which are the highest ranked people within the society‚ to the Shuda which are the least ranked and known to be the servants of the upper classes
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Essential Questions Foundations of Classical Civilizations Questions China India Rome Greece 1. How is the social structure set up? Qin Dynasty - peasants no longer were loyal to landowners - established bureaucracy Han Dynasty - highly patriarchal society - large merchant class - scholar - bureaucrats Maurya Empire - efficient bureaucracy with secret police Gupta Empire - relied on local authorities to maintain order and to collect tributes Republic - tensions between patrician
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What they all have in common‚ is that rulers and leaders implemented the country to practice the religions and demand to build monuments‚ monastery‚ and art relics to promote it. For example‚ King Ashoka‚ ruler of India in the mid- Third centuries‚ promoted Buddhism in India and built The Great Stupa in Sanchi‚ India as a Buddhist monastery. Another great example is the burial mound of Qin Shi Huangdi‚ who believed in afterlife. The burial mound
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in the city. He is said to have prayed for the end of a plague that was ravaging his city and vowed to build a masjid at the very place where he was praying. Sanchi Stupa‚ Madhya Pradesh The Great Stupa at Sanchi was built by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BC. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. Hawa Mahal‚ Jaipur The Hawa Mahal (Palace of Wind) was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh. It is shaped
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presentation The flag : Subsequently‚ to avoid sectarian associations with the colour scheme‚ saffron‚ white and green were chosen for the three bands‚ representing courage and sacrifice‚ peace and truth‚ and faith and chivalry respectively.Spinning Ashoka Chakra represents the eternal wheel of law. The Emblem : four Asiatic lions standing back to back - symbolizing power‚ courage‚ pride‚ and confidence 1- Bollywood : A) What is Bollywood * Indian film industry * Produces films in the
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Some of the important similarities between Christianity and Buddhism in the Classical World are that they both have a single founder of the religion‚ Prince Siddhartha Gautama ( Buddha or Enlightened One) founded Buddhism‚ and Jesus introduced Christianity. Christianity and Buddhism both appealed to women and peasants‚ and taught the spiritual equality between all believers. Buddhism attracted those suppressed by the caste system. Another important similarity is that both faiths gained more followers
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Between 600 BCE and 600 CE‚ universal religions in Asia and the Mediterranean‚ particularly Christianity and Buddhism‚ both spread through trade networks‚ but emerged with diverging ideologies and through different founders and religious leaders. Both Christianity and Buddhism were constantly evolving religions that had missionaries and pilgrims that traveled long distances to share their beliefs. The Silk Road and the Indian Ocean Maritime System proved to be trade routes that not only shared
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from its origins to 1450 and the diffusion of Christianity from its origins to 1450. Be sure to discuss how each religion gained followers as it diffused Christianity- Peter and Paul‚ St. Gregory‚ Constantine‚ Missionaries Buddhism- Ashoka‚ Silk Road‚ Siddartha Guatama 2) Analyze the changes and continuities in the cultural and intellectual outlook of ONE of the following regions between 600 and 1450. Europe- Christianity‚ The Middle East- Islam‚ madras’ shut down by
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The importance and extent of involvement of religion and/or spirituality in fostering unity within a complex society is best demonstrated throughout early ancient history. From Hammurabi’s Babylon to the ascetic Buddhism of India‚ religion has always played a key role in the development of cultural unity and tradition. In 18th century B.C.‚ king of Babylon‚ Hammurabi improved his kingdoms unity with a code of law purportedly handed down to him from the gods themselves. Hammurabi used this sacred
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HISTORY‚ CIVICS AND GEOGRAPHY (50) HISTORY AND CIVICS H.C.G. - Paper - 1 Aims: 1. To provide an understanding of the working of the Indian government necessary for the student to grow into a responsible‚ enlightened citizen in a Secular democracy. 2. To enrich the understanding of those aspects of Indian historical development which are crucial to the understanding of contemporary India. 3. To awaken a desirable understanding in pupils of the various streams which have contributed to the development
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