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34. The Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under a tree at Bodh Gaya 35.Scholars rose to the top of the social and political hierarch 36. Economically the Sui dynasty completed the Grand Canal from Hangzhou in the south to Luoyang in the center. it connected the Yangzi and Yellow River systems and extended to Chang'an and later, Beijing. 37. Roman and Chinese Empires were among the greatest in history. They were similar in relations with the barbarians, religious policies, role of the emperor, gender relationships, significance of imperial armies, overextension, public works, revolts and more. 38. Remarkably, one political experience that China Rome and India was the partial conquest and invasion by the Hunas. 39. During the golden age of learning of the Guptas, they used sanskrit for its official correspondence. They composed two great epics and had a grammar system. They also had a resurgence of hinduism and enforced caste system as buddhism declined. 40. The tang dynasty policies built on those of the sui dynasty and improved wherever possible. Arts and technology flourished under the Tang dynasty and Buddhism became increasingly powerful. They also relied on the imperial examination more than ever before. 50. The depiction of Shiva as Nataraja, or Lord of the Dance, is very common 51. Brahmacharya ashram is the life stage that occupies the first 20 or 25 years of life. 52. Hindu, Sumerian, Jewish, and Hittite culture developed along with their respective religions, each which developed at very early periods in human history. 53. Japan was much of a copycat on China early on. 54. Is there a soul in Buddhism? The short answer would be no. 55. The Great Wall was ordered in construction under the Qin Dynasty. The Han Dynasty later on added on much of current Great Wall, which is 5500 miles. 56. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. 57. The Buddha did not believe in caste discrimination but he did endorse a fair division of labour based on merit, which included Brahmin. 58. Of Shang Yang's reforms during the Qin Dynasty, the most notable one was advocating the philosophy of Legalism, which encouraged practical and ruthless warfare 59. The Gupta had control over inter-regional trade. 60. It was not so much a religion, but a way of life, not a way to live. Brahmin is the way that the believers of Hindu live. It’s their way to be free. Temples are placed near water, and other areas so that the peasants can reach it the easiest. 61. For 15 centuries, India kept a strong sense of cultural unity yet never really established itself outside of it’s own continent. Many of it’s rulers never managed to expand beyond the subcontinent, despite the brief control they had over many cities. 62. At the end of the sixth century, little was recorded of the Hunas. Many historians surmise the defeat of the Hunas in Bactria by the Persian and Turkic forces, according to the ancient texts of the Gurjara clan. 63. The main reason Theravada Buddhism thrived was because of the teachings of nuns and monks. The schools helped spread the teachings to a now 100 million followers. No religions could stand it is way or present a serious challenge to it and the spread stayed strong. 64. Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. It has no real founder and is often referred to as the “oldest religion in the world”. It has many texts within itself, but the Vedas are foremost in authority and importance. 65. The Puranas are a genre of important religious texts, notably consisting of narratives of the history of the universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy, and geography. They rarely focused on folk tales. 66. Many works of the Chinese empire include ideas on Daoism, Confucianism, Legalism, and the Mandate of Heaven. China was composed of many historians, and the Emperor Wu even created a new position, the Grand Historian of the Han court. In the late Roman Republic, historians began writing the entire history of Rome. Polybius, Livy, and Tacitus were all historians who wrote and commented on the history of Rome. Most of the history of the Ottoman Empire comes from its neighbors. The Indian empire consists of ancient texts of the Indo-Aryans, throughout the Gupta and Mauryan Empire; most text is associated with their religion. 67. (Note: transient means changing) Familial: Men usually have the power over the women. Women were thought to perform household duties. Caste: The caste system was brought by the Indo-Aryans. Buddhism got rid of the need for a caste system, this was in the late Mauryan and throughout the Gupta Empire. More recently, the caste system was made illegal. Religious: India was Hindu for years, then Buddhist, then Hinduism took over again. Today, Jainism and Hinduism co-exist in India, while Buddhism was kicked out. Political: India lived under the Gupta and the Mauryan Empire, mostly under one ruler. After the Gupta empire, the Hunas, the British, the Moghuls, and other invaders took over India. The main language has also changed over time due to different religions. 68. The three kingdoms and six dynasties period were times of decentralized government. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Invaders who settle in China were assimilated into the culture. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Although the government was decentralized, the want for empire lasted for years, which lead to the reunification in later China. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In this frame of time, Buddhism, block printing, cave art, etc. all flourished. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The three kingdoms and six dynasties period took place from 220-589 C.E.; and the Tang Dynasty lasted from 618-907 C.E. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">69. The state made sure that there was a powerful setting in which people had the opportunity to achieve the four major goals of Hindu philosophy (dharma, artha, kama, and moksha) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The state also enforced rules for genders; the men had power over women. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The state regulated the caste system; it gave people jobs, and unequal status under the law. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The state also built guilds, so that businessmen and producers could set rules, prices, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">70. In 138 B.C.E., Emperor Wu sent Zhang Qian to recruit enemies of the Xiongnu to serve in the Chinese army. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In 57 B.C.E., silk had traveled the Chinese Silk Road and was brought to Rome. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Around 50 C.E., Buddhism appeared in China.