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CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3. ANCIENT INDIA FROM ORIGINS TO 300 C.E. Early India. The Indus Civilization, c. 2500-1500 B.C.E The Aryan Immigration and the Early Vedic Age, 1500-1000 B.C.E The Later Vedic Age, c. 1000-600 B.C.E Village, Caste and Family.

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CHAPTER 3

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  1. CHAPTER 3 • ANCIENT INDIA • FROM ORIGINS TO 300 C.E.

  2. Early India • The Indus Civilization, c. 2500-1500 B.C.E • The Aryan Immigration and the Early Vedic Age, 1500-1000 B.C.E • The Later Vedic Age, c. 1000-600 B.C.E • Village, Caste and Family

  3. Dramatic Developments in Religion and Culture, 600-320 B.C.E. • The Jains, Defenders of All Beings • The Middle Way of Gautama Buddha • Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path

  4. The Individual in Religion • Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism all contain an image of the individual as being part of a universal totality. • They would be unhappy until worldly ties were broken and unity with all existence is realized. • This differs from Western materialism.

  5. The Mauryan Empire and its Aftermath • 320 B.C.E. - 300 C.E. • Chandragupta Maurya, India’s First Emperor • Ashoka, India’s Greatest King • Fall of the Mauryan Empire • Bactrian Greeks and Kushans

  6. Emergent Hinduism and Buddhism • 200 B.C.E. - 300 B.C.E. • The Hindu Synthesis • Three Traditions of Worship and Theology: Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi • The Epics • Counting Time • Buddhism After the Buddha

  7. The Meeting of East and West: Networks of Exchange • Buddhist Sculpture and Architecture • South India • Beyond the Indian Frontiers • The Balance of Trade

  8. YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND • The rise of civilization in the Indus Valley. • The culture patterns that were formed during the Vedic Age and are still evident in modern India. • The religions of India.

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