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
The Vedas/ The Harappan Civilazation
• No pictographic symbols • No alphabet • Borrowed Ideas • Mesopotamia
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
Indian Fashion
• A piece of clothing that raps around your body and it can vary in size.
• Mehndi is a temporary skin decoration.
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.
Sports in India
• Anju Bobby George was a Olympic long jumper
• She won a bronze medal
Topic 6 – Indian Art Indian Art from Ancient Times
Early Indian Art 1st century
Medieval Indian Art 1000 A.D
15th to 19th Century Art
Contemporary and Modern Indian Art
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
Topic 7 – The Caste System
• Status of people • For centuries the caste – less were denied access
to temples, water, and other civil amenities
The Caste System
Bibliography• http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCINDIA
/VEDAS.HTM
Date: 5/5/10
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