3.+India

= 3.1 ESPIRIT On Politics In India =



= 3.2 China vs India Politics =

China vs India Politics Main Idea: India government was not very elaborate there were not formal political theories and very few values and institution carried over between dynasty.

In India and in China there was the similarity of there being one leader or ruler which was the emperor. In Han China that position was given more importance due to the fact that it held more power and was given more responsibilities. In India the power sometimes shifted from autocratic kings or aristocratic assemblies that made decisions as a group. In both Han China and India the military was given great importance. Both were paranoid of betrayal and attacks so both China's and India's military were strong and powerful. India unlike Han China had no formal political theories with values and institutions. China had bureaucracies that had the foundation of the philosophy of Confucianism.There were positions and jobs within bureaucracies that were passed down from one dynasty to the next. In India each emperor or ruler had their own set of customs and ideas which were not passed down from the rulers before them.Just like China though there was big importance placed upon religion and social stricture.

= 3.3 ESPIRIT On India. =



=3.4 India Key Terms=

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After Harappa's fall around 1500 B.C.E, Classical India emerged. Toward the end of the **Epic Age** Indian plains were divided among regional states but this all changed when **Chandragupta Mayra** seized power and unified India under the **Mauryan** dynasty. They maintained large armies to help benefit the aristocratic type of government. Soon Chandragupta died and left the dynasty to his grandson **Ashoka** but that didn't last long. The **Kushans** pushed him out and inturn they were pushed out by the **Guptas.** Classical India political institution was not very strong. it was made up of local and regional government that didn't really solidify the unity of India as a whole. The main focus in India was religion and culture. **Hinduism** and **Buddhism** were the main religions in India. Hinduism believed in ideas such as reincarnation and symbolic sacrifice. Buddhism focused more on salvation and living life without material things. Both these help promote higher education, economical, mathematical and literature. Economy and Society were given a great deal of importance in India. India was made up of the caste system which included: merchants, Brahms and the untouchables. Husbands and fathers dominated over wives and children and arranged marriages. They believed it would solidfy economic links. The economy in India was good. They became more advance with maufacturing clothe and cashmere. India's economy depended heavily on trade and agriculture. = =