Hindi+and+Gupta+Dynasty

 Leaders, Elite  State Structure  War  Diplomacy  Courts, Laws      || Chandra Gupta, Sumudra Gupta and Chandra Gupta II  One central ruler; Dynasty n/a Diplomats were allies in various regions of their empire. n/a ||  Type of System  Technology, Industry  Trade, Commerce  Capital/ Money  Types of Businesses || Local and long distance trading. Metals, metal utensils, textiles and luxury goods Manufactured products for locals. Trade occurred mostly along the Ganges River. Gold coins Exports like pots, textiles, iron tools and jewelry. Store houses filled with supplies for the poor ||  Holy Books  Beliefs, Teachings  Conversation  Sin/ Salvation  Deities      || Upanishads. Jains believed in everything in the universe. They thought that purification of selfish behavior could release souls from imprisonment, shed burdens of karma and attain bliss. They also believed while trapped in a terrestrial body, humans will experience suffering. The Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path (Dharma). These doctrines lead to a balanced, ascetic life which eventually transmits into Nirvana. n/a Purification from selfish behavior to achieve bliss. Nirvana. Mahavira. Siddhartha Gautama or the Buddha. ||  Family  Gender Relations  Social Class  Inequalities  Life Styles || Most people lived with their families. The family promoted good social order. Patriarchal dominance. Women were seen as week. The caste system: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishays, Shudras and Untouchables(not officially part of the caste system) Men were dominant over women especially in public affairs and society. Girls were married at the age of eight to men that were of the age of twenty. ||  Art, Music  Writing, Literature  Philosophy  Math & Science  Education || n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ||  Location  Physical  Movement  Human/ Environment  Region || Southwest Asia Between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Benegal. East of the Hindu Kush Mountains and South of the Himalayas. Indus and Ganges Rivers n/a n/a Present day India. ||
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