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INDIAN ACHIEVEMENTS Chapter 5

INDIAN ACHIEVEMENTS Chapter 5. RELIGIOUS ART. ARCHITECTURE Temples Stupas : is a mound-like or semi-hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics , typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

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INDIAN ACHIEVEMENTS Chapter 5

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  1. INDIAN ACHIEVEMENTSChapter 5

  2. RELIGIOUS ART ARCHITECTURE • Temples • Stupas : is a mound-like or semi-hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation. • Most famous Buddhist temple carved out of mountainsides is at Ajanta.

  3. PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE -Paintings: Drew on Hinduism and Buddhism beliefs. -Sculpture: Buddhist temples - intricately carved columns and statues of kings and the Buddha. Hindu temples – statues of their gods.

  4. SANSKIRT LITERATURE Religious Epics: -Mahabharata – story about struggle between two families for control of kingdom. -Ramayana – story of Prince Rama (the god Vishnu in human form) -Other Literary Works: Panchatantra – stories intended to teach lessons.

  5. Standards/Objectives& Review • TSW identify the major Indian achievements in art, literature, math, medicine, and astronomy. • TSW demonstrate a Bollywood dance, an Indian art style.

  6. Activity: Primary Source Evidence Reading from the Mahabharata This activity is to check your prior knowledge to see if you learned what we have covered. Read and answer questions at the end in your comp books. You have 7 minutes.

  7. SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES Metalworking: -Metallurgy – science of working with metals. -Alloys – mixture of two or more metals.

  8. SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES Mathematics: -Hindu-Arabic Numerals- The very numbers we use today. They were created by Indian scholars and brought to Europe by Arabs. • Created concept of zero. Modern Math not possible without zero . • Created decimal system Medicine: -Inoculation- injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease. ex. flu shot. - Like Mesopotamia doctors recorded medical knowledge. - Plastic surgery, C-section, repaired broken bones, 500 healing plants identified, 1000 diseases classified

  9. SCIENCE Astronomy: the study of stars and planets -solar calendar, there are seven planets, the earth is round, knew earth was a sphere, sun was a star.

  10. Bollywood Dancinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0xGSPBzdck • What is "Bollywood"?Bollywood is the name given to the Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. it is considered to be the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced, and maybe also the number of tickets sold. • What is Bollywood dancing? Bollywood dancing is a commercial name for modern Indian dancing. • The Lord of Dance • Shiva

  11. Standards/Objectives& Review • TSW identify the major Indian achievements in art, literature, math, medicine, and astronomy. • TSW demonstrate a Bollywood dance, an Indian art style.

  12. EXIT TICKET & ASSESSMENTCooperative Review

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