mother scales—source of ragas Performing arts as gift from gods‚ musical expression as sacred‚ ancient‚ timeless -Kingdoms during Classic and Medieval Periods (500 B.C.E. – c. 1400 C.E.) Great Kingdoms: Buddhist emperor Ashoka (268-231 B.C.E.) Chandragupta II (c. 340- c. 415 C.E.) Sanskrit-language of the educated Like Latin of medieval Europe Upanishads (“forest books”)--religious and philosophical thought—nature of reality‚ self introspection Sages invented
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INTRODUCTION Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts‚ military vessels‚ cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards‚ which are sometimes associated more with initial construction. The terms are routinely used interchangeably‚ in part because the evolution of dockyards and shipyards has often caused them to change or merge roles. Countries with large shipbuilding
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James Jones September 17‚ 2011 Block 3 Networks of Communication and Exchange (Chapter 7) 300 BCE-600 BCE I. The Silk Road A. Origins and Operations -The Chinese General Zhang Jian is credited as “originator of overland trade with the western lands.” He made 18 expeditions across deserts to west; he first went to Fergana river-valley. Helped to introduce new plants trees to China through the trade. - Long-distance trade was made important by China’s demand for western products. Nomadic
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History ITC was incorporated on August 24‚ 1910 under the name of ’Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited’. Its beginnings were humble. A leased office on Radha Bazar Lane‚ Kolkata‚ was the centre of the Company’s existence. The Company celebrated its 16th birthday on August 24‚ 1926‚ by purchasing the plot of land situated at 37‚ Chowringhee‚ (now renamed J.L. Nehru Road) Kolkata‚ for the sum of Rs 310‚000. This decision of the Company was historic in more ways than one. It was to mark the
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Since the beginnings of time‚ civilizations all over the world have been constantly evolving to where there has been either‚ gradual or sudden kinds of shifts. With the shift to new beliefs or technology‚ there also follows the resistance of losing traditional beliefs. Even during the time period before Christ‚ civilizations had trouble with adapting to the new‚ “modern” changes that occurred within their community. However‚ with changes there can also be numerous favorable effects of such alterations
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The-Royal-Maratha-Warriors Friday‚ November 28‚ 2008 The Royal Maratha Warriors Royal Clans of Maratha Community Shri Chintamani‚ Theur Flag of the Maratha EmpireImage:The original photo of god Khandoba temple devhara of Jejuri.jpg :god Khandoba The Marāthās is a collective term referring to an Indo-Aryan group of Hindu‚ Marathi-speaking castes of Kshatriya‚ warriors‚ commoner and peasants‚ hailing mostly from the Indian state of Maharashtra. They created the Maratha Empire which covered
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Goa. Goa /ˈɡoʊ.ə/ is India’s smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in West India in the region known as the Konkan‚ it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north‚ and by Karnataka to the east and south‚ while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa is India’s richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. It was ranked the best placed state by the Eleventh Finance Commission for its infrastructure and ranked on
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Arthashastra is the chief source of information. Kautilya’s name was Vishnu Gupta. He was a learned Brahmin. He is known by the name of Kautilya because he was an expert in diplomacy and political strategy. He was the chief minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya. He was responsible for getting Chandra Gupta the kingdom of Nand‚ after destroying its king. Kautilya has given vivid description of the administrative procedures‚ of the duties of kings‚ ministers and government officers‚ in his book. His Arthashastra
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Historical Monuments When thinking about architecture‚ many visual images come to mind. The works of many are seen everywhere we go‚ from the average home to a New York skyscraper. As these buildings are fairly common to most of us‚ we forget to incorporate the work of our prehistoric man that gave us the foundation of early architecture. Pre-historic monuments provide us with numerous amounts information about our past and how life existed in these prehistoric times. When comparing two great
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AP World History - Stearns Chapter 3 – Classical Civilization: India I. Introduction – difference vs. China a. China focus on politics/related philosophies vs. India focus on religion/social structure b. Less cohesive political structure c. Both were agricultural societies‚ localist flavor‚ male ownership‚ patriarchal‚ trade II. The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period a. Closer to other civilizations 1. Influenced by Middle East/Mediterranean 2. Persian
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