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Cultural History of Northern India
- India's three native
religions were founded
within this context
- Jainism
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Jainism
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Civilisation
dating back to
2500BCE
- Religion which
worshipped
forces of nature
- Domestic religion
- Domestic religion
- Aryan invasion
introduced their
own culture
- Civilisation
dating back to
2500BCE
- Vedic Culture
- Key root to
Hinduism
- Based on group of scriptures
called Vedas (knowledge)
- Written in Sanskrit
- Only
understood
by elites
- Only
understood
by elites
- Worshipped
many gods
- Sacrificed animals to
ask gods for favours, but
also to entreat them
into playing their role in
the cosmic order
- Written in Sanskrit
- Hierarchical structure
based on Hymn
- Cosmic man
- Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (warriors)
Vaishyas (farmers)
Shudras (servants)
- Only three higher classes were
allowed to practise religion
- Only three higher classes were
allowed to practise religion
- Cosmic man
- Political organisation
- Kingdoms were
sometimes only
villages
- Leaders were elected by
small groups of elders
- Buddha was democratic
- Buddha was democratic
- Stable which
helped religious
developments
- Kingdoms were
sometimes only
villages
- Key root to
Hinduism
- Society
- Introduction of iron
plough shares and
other tools created
agricultural surplusses
- Introduction of traders had
no place in old caste system
- Introduction of traders had
no place in old caste system
- Urbanisation &
first use of money
- Introduction of iron
plough shares and
other tools created
agricultural surplusses
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