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ANCIENT INDIA Study Guide Questions and REVIEW
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-3 Important Main Mathematical advances/achievements during the Gupta Empire [Classical Age] are:
• the concept of zero• Hindu-Arabic numerals• the decimal system
-Literature that was widely read during the Classical Age was mainly poetry, fables, and fairy tales or folk tales.
- The Indian astronomer, Aryabhatta, claimed that, “the Earth rotates on its own axis and as a result night and day are created.” His belief that the Earth was round helped forward the study of astronomy.
The prince born Siddhartha Gautama [later called Buddha] founded Buddhism and moved away from the Hindu Caste system.
A Famous example of Classical Age Indian ‘metallurgy’ [bronze & copper] is the Iron Pillar of Delphi.
The 1st Indian Empire was the Maurya Empire from 300 B.C.
Seasonal wind patterns called Monsoons bring rain to India during the summer months.