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Learning About India

Learning About India. By: Tyler Mosher 5/4/10 Global Project. Topic 2 – The Vedas. The most ancient sacred literature of Hinduism. Represents beliefs of Aryan Tribes Called the gods to recite the hymns aloud (Rig) Most important of ancient text Not popular.

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Learning About India

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  1. Learning About India By: Tyler Mosher 5/4/10 Global Project

  2. Topic 2 – The Vedas • The most ancient sacred literature of Hinduism. • Represents beliefs of Aryan Tribes • Called the gods to recite the hymns aloud (Rig) • Most important of ancient text • Not popular

  3. The Vedas/ The Harappan Civilazation • No pictographic symbols • No alphabet • Borrowed Ideas • Mesopotamia

  4. Topic 3 – Indian Fashion • Varies from village to village • Vibrant in colors • Bold colors from inventive drapes • India Sari – Traditional clothing for women • No stitching • All sewing

  5. Indian Fashion • A piece of clothing that raps around your body and it can vary in size. • Mehndi is a temporary skin decoration.

  6. Topic 4 – Sports in India • Chess, Snakes, Ladders, Playing Cards, Polo, Karate • Further modernized in other countries • These games have something to do with today's Olympic games • Hockey is the national sport • Baseball with sticks instead of bats.

  7. Sports in India • Anju Bobby George was a Olympic long jumper • She won a bronze medal

  8. Topic 6 – Indian Art

  9. Indian Art • First Harrappan • Vishnu and Shiva had some of the same ideas • Earliest man creations were made of clay • Dating back well over 10,000 years • Very popular in the early ages

  10. Topic 7 – The Caste System • Status of people • For centuries the caste – less were denied access to temples, water, and other civil amenities

  11. The Caste System

  12. Bibliography • http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCINDIA/VEDAS.HTM Date: 5/5/10

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