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4. Jannat u Maua
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5. Wel come t o Our
present at i on
Indi a and Chi nese
Ci vi l i zat i ons
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6. Out l i ne: Ci vi l i zat i ons
of Indi a and Chi na
Indi a Ci vi l i zat i on
The I ndus Val l ey Ci vi l i zat i on
The Ar yans
Buddha
The Emper or Asoka
Hi ndu and Buddhi st Ar t t he Gupt a
Empi r e and I t s Af t er mat h
Gupt a Li t er at ur e and Sci ence
The Col l apse of Gupt a Rul e
7. Ci vi l i zat i on i n Chi na
The Chou Dynast y
Conf uci ani sm and Taoi sm
The Uni f i cat i on of Chi na
The Ch’ i n, Han, and Tang
Dynast i es
The Ar t s i n Cl assi cal Chi na
ne: Ci vi l i zat i ons of Indi a and
8.
9. Ti mel i ne: Indi an and Chi na
Ci vi l i zat i on 3000- 1700 BC – Si t es occupi ed at Harappa
and Mohenj o- Daro
1700- 500 – ( Indi a) Fi rst evi dence of The
Sanskri t l anguage
1600- 1100 – ( Chi na) Shang Dynast y – Syst em
of wri t i ng based on pi ct ure si gns
1000 B. C. – The Vedas commi t t ed t o
wri t i ng. Upani shads devel op.
563 – 483 B. C. – Li f e of Si ddhart ha
Gaut ama, who becomes known as t he Buddha
570 B. C. – Lao – Tzu ( Taoi sm)
551 – 479 B. C – Li f e of Conf uci us
( Conf uci ani sm)
403- 221 B. C Peri od of t he warri ng st at es
326 B. C. – Invasi on of Al exander t he Great
10. Indi an Ci vi l i zat i on
The I ndus Ri ver Val l ey
Ci vi l i zat i on
– Har appa and Mohenj o- Dar o
– Agr i cul t ur e- based soci et y
( cot t on)
– Cent r al i zat i on
– Ecol ogi cal di sast er s
– Ar yan i nvasi ons
11. The Aryans
I ndus Val l ey set t l ement s c.
1500 B. C. E.
Uncer t ai n or i gi ns
Sanskr i t
Cast e Syst em
Agr i cul t ur al / Past or al
Cul t ur e
12. Aryan Rel i gi on
Compl ex, pr eci se cer emoni es
and r i t ual s
The Ve d a s ( Ri g Ve d a )
Cor e t ext of Hi ndu t empl e
wor shi p
Up a ni s ha d s
– Phi l osophi cal f ocus
– Br ahman and At man: “ Tat t vam
13. Hi ndui sm
Pri est and t empl e +
medi t at i on and st udy
– Puj a
Pat h t o ul t i mat e real i t y,
Brahman
– Pat h of Ascet i ci sm
– Pat h of Karma
– Pat h of Devot i on ( bhakt i )
14. Emperor Ashoka
Uni f i ed al l of Indi a
Buddhi sm as st at e rel i gi on
– Doct ri ne of Non- vi ol ence
Rock Edi ct s
Buddhi st monks as
mi ssi onari es
16. Buddha
Si ddhart ha Gaut ama ( 563- 483
B. C)
– Inescapabi l i t y of suf f eri ng and
deat h
– “Enl i ght ened One”
Fourf ol d Nobl e Pat h
– Ei ght f ol d Pat h
– Emphasi s on et hi cal , moderat e
l i vi ng
Li berat i on t hrough knowl edge
– Trut h l i es wi t hi n
25. Indian Architecture
Indian architecture is that vast tapestry of production of
the Indian Subcontinent that encompasses a multitude of
expressions over space and time, transformed by the forces
of history considered unique to the sub-continent,
sometimes destroying, but most of the time absorbing.
26.
27. The Gupt a Empi re and It s
Af t ermat h
Chandra Gupt a I ( C. E. 320)
Chandra Gupt a II ( rul ed 380- 415)
– “The Sun of Power”
– Decl i ne of Buddhi sm, ri se of Hi ndui sm
Gupt a Li t erat ure
– Kal i dasa’ s Sakunt al a
– Sudraka’ s The Li t t l e Cl ay Cart
Gupt a Sci ence
– Foundat i on of l arge uni versi t i es
– Mechani cs, medi ci ne, mat hemat i cs
Col l apse of Gupt a Rul e
– The Whi t e Huns
– Rel i gi on vs. Secul ar Pol i t i cs
33. Ori gi ns of Chi na
Ci vi l i zat i on
Shang Dynast y ( 1600- 1100
B. C. E. )
– Bronze craf t smanshi p
– Trade, commerce
– Syst em of wri t i ng
34. Chou Dynast y
( 1100- 221
B. C. E. )
– Emperors
coordi nat ed
separat e ki ngdoms
– Peri od of t he
Warri ng St at es
( 403- 221 B. C. E. )
Ori gi ns of Chi na
Ci vi l i zat i on
35. Ori gi ns of Chi na
Ci vi l i zat i on
Conf uci ani sm
– Conf uci us ( 551- 479 B. C. E. )
– Creat i ng a new, vi rt uous soci a
order
– Fi ve i nner vi rt ues, t wo out er
vi rt ues
– Purpose of t he St at e
– Aut hori t y and di sci pl i ne
36. Ori gi ns of Chi na
Ci vi l i zat i on
Taoi sm
– Lao Tzu ( 570 B. C. E. )
– Li mi t at i ons of human
percept i ons
– “t he Way” ( t ao)
– Tao t e chi ng
– Passi vi t y and resi gnat i on
– “t he sof t yi el d of wat er
cl eaves t he obst i nat e st one”
37. The Uni f i cat i on of
Chi na Ch’ i n Dynast y ( 221 B. C. E. )
– Shi h Huang- t i , “Fi rst Emperor”
– Hsi en- yang, capi t al ci t y
– Cent ral i zat i on
– Burni ng of t he Books
– The Great Wal l
– The Emperor’ s t omb
38.
39.
40. The Uni f i cat i on of
Chi na The Han Dynast y ( 202 B. C. E. -
C. E. 202)
– Kao- Tzu ( 256- 195 B. C. E. )
– El aborat e cent ral bureaucracy
– Reconst ruct i on of phi l osophi cal
t ext s
41. Ari st ocrat i c
f euds / ci vi l
war
The Uni f i cat i on of Chi na
42. T’ ang Dynast y ( C. E. 618-
906)
– Chi na’ s Gol den Age
The Uni f i cat i on of Chi na
43. The Art s i n Cl assi cal
Chi na:
Li t erat ure
The Fi ve Cl assi cs
Popul ari t y of poet ry
– Li Po ( C. E. 701- 762)
Phi l osophi cal wri t i ng
– Mahayana, Hi ragana Buddhi sm
Short st ory
44. The Art s i n Cl assi cal Chi na:
Vi sual Art s
Bl end of new and t radi t i onal
st yl es
Di rect i mpressi ons of dai l y
l i f e
Shri nes, monument al carvi ngs
Emphasi s on craf t smanshi p
– Preci si on and cl ari t y of desi g
Cal l i graphy
– Emphasi s on beaut y of l i ne
51. Di scussi on
Quest i ons
In what ways does t he cl assi cal art of
Chi na ref l ect t he val ues of t he maj or
phi l osophi cal school s of t he t i me?
Expl ai n, ci t i ng speci f i c exampl es of
art .
To what ext ent does l i t erat ure serve as
bot h an i mpedi ment of and a vehi cl e f or
rei gni ng government s? Consi der t he use
of l i t erat ure duri ng t he vari ous
Chi nese dynast i es i n compari son wi t h
t he rol e of l i t erat ure i n t he earl y
Greek and Roman cul t ures.
