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Ancient India Flashcards

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Ancient India definition

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bigger than the actual country India- made up of 6 modern countries

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Subcontinent

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Own plate, diverse climate, and separate regions, reason for no unity

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Mountain region

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Himalayas and Hindu Kush
Gave protection and a natural barrier
Cold
Himalayas > Hindu Kush

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Two great river valleys

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Indus (1st civ.) and Ganges (religious)
Great agriculture
Warm and high population
Farming in northern area

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Deccan plateau

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Upside down triangle on southern area
Dry
Decent agriculture
Low population

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Coasts

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Southwest and southeast
Rainforest ish
Low population (least out of all)

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Monsoon

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Seasonal winds, weather pattern built off of it, made going places easier (helped trade), very important to agriculture, two different ones (south is wet and north is dry)

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Natural barriers

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Mountains, well isolated and well protected, good but not worrisome at first, there is a mountain pass through the Hindu Kush mountains

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Natural resources

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Limited, trade>, cotton and spices and tea, silk road

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Unity

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Hard because diverse regions and amount of religions

Not unified whatsoever (excluding during a couple eras)

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Synthesis:

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Blending of the invaders (Aryans) to Dravidians
During Vedic Age
About blending of cultures

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Caste system:

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Started in Vedic Age
Determines life
Very Very Very rigid
Aryans started it, somewhat “apartide” ish
4 major levels: Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warrior rulers), Vaisyas (merchants, farmers, artisans), and Shudras (bulk of population, conquered people)

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Vedas:

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In Vedic Age

Set of sacred religious texts (Hindu, 4 texts) which was first oral then written

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Sanskrit:

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Started in Vedic Age, a language which has been deciphered

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Raja:

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Tribal chief during Vedic Age

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Indus Valley writing system

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Not deciphered

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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Cities in Indus Valley
Had citadels, great baths (ritual bathing), wells, granary (stored grains), drainage system, baked bricks (took 3 months to bake) which were all identical

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Indus Valley economy

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Long distance trade and agriculture

Staples: wheat and barley

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Indus Valley religion

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Polytheistic and not much known

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“Mother culture”

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Not Indus Valley, but Vedic Age

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End of Indus Valley

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Weakening before Aryans arrived
Aryans were physically different then Indians
Aryans weren’t civilized, pastoral, or warriors

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Vedic Age Political System

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Localized rule by Raja (tribal chief)
Maharaja: great ruler (bigger than Raja)
Villages

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Vedic Age family

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Very important 
Included extended family (3 generations)
Male oriented (patriarchy)
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Vedic Age agriculture

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Very strong because iron plow

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Vedic Age trade

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Not very strong because less interaction

This was caused because Aryans don’t trade and no big cities

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Why to follow Caste System

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Tradition, reincarnation, Gods “created” caste system

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Mauryan Dynasty beginning

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India coming in contact with Persia and Greece and Macedonia (influences india)
Was believed that those civilizations were going to take over India

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Chandragupta Maurya

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Controlled northern India during Mauryan Dynasty, defeated Greeks, afraid of assassination, not liked, cruel

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Asoka

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At the beginning ruled like Chandragupta Maurya, then became kind after being “enlightened”
Became enlightened by a life changing battle, Battle of Kalinga, in which he converted to Buddhism
Promoted non-violence, human and animal hospitals
Expanded dynasty by being nice- people wanted to be with him
Reasons: First mean, life changing Battle of Kalinga, converted to Buddhism, expanded dynasty

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Golden Ages

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Indus Valley, Mauryan Dynasty, Gupta Dynasty

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Mauryan Dynasty trade

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Strong, exports- cotton and spices

Flourishing trade and industry

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Post-Mauryan (Gupta) Dynasty

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Politically falling apart, trade going up (spices), disunified

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Chandra Gupta I

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Founder of Gupta Dynasty

Made name Chandra Gupta because Chandragupta Maurya was so amazing

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Gupta Dynasty area

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Northern, smaller than Asoka’s, expansion into north

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Gupta Dynasty reputation

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Golden Age and cultural

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Gupta Dynasty accomplishments

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Literature, poetry, drama, astrology (calendar was only 3 hours off), found out earth was round, art, hospitals, universities, medicine (amazing, had plastic surgery), math (decimals, 0, and pi)

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Gupta Dynasty religion

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Buddhism vs Hinduism, religious freedom, no one went towards Buddhism because reincarnation and caste system (not believed in Buddhism) and Buddha was from Nepal so he was seen foreign
Very Hindu based Dynasty
Summary: there as religious freedom, but most people were Hindu and few were Buddhists

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Gupta Dynasty Decline

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“The last great Hindu Empire”

Huns invasion weakened

39
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Zoroastrianism basics

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Founder: Zoroaster, born in Iran but when to India to find more followers  
Books: Avesta 
Main gods: devil and good (Dualistic)
Idea of good vs evil
Rebirth to clean soul 
Ceremonies are very important
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Jainism basics

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Started in Indus River Valley 
Founder: Mahavira
Many symbols 
Conquer your karma 
Non-violence, idea of always telling truth 
Different sects 
Multiple lives, reincarnation "endless cycle"
Code of conduct 
No main god
No priests
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Buddhism basics

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Sufferings in world, dissatisfaction, which you are trying to avoid but you have to confront
Enlightenment- a goal to reach
No belief in supreme god (but there are deities)
No way to convert
Four noble truths
Eightfold path- steps you follow to achieve Nirvana
Middle path- reach an unabridged way and to be centered and moderation
Nirvana- end of suffering to be eternally happy for soul

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Hinduism basics

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Not an organized system and no founder
Origin- Aryan migration, combination of other religions
No specific dates
Reinforces the caste system
Dharma- good in the world which runs out
Karma, non-violence, vegeterians, never kill cows, reincarnation, succumbing to god,
Samsara- lifes a cycle
Brahman- supreme force, goal is to unite soul with him
Goal is to be respectful and good

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Buddha

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Siddhartha Gatama 
From Nepal and grew up in Hinduism 
Father was a tribal king 
Means "the awakened one" 
Early life was luxurious till he came out of palace and realized suffering/selfishness in world
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Which religion has nirvana

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Buddhism

45
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Which religions have karma

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Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism

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Karma:

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What goes around comes around & what happens in this life affects next life

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Which civilizations pressured India in the years before the founding of the Mauryan Empire

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Persia, Greece, and Macedonia

48
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The founder of the Mauryan Empire was named…

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Chandragupta Maurya

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The government set up during the Mauryan Empire

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Provinces were ruled by governors or military figures, and then there were district in the provinces which were ruled by people chosen by provence rule. And then villages in the districts

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Which ruler converted to Buddhism

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Asoka

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Did the economy flourish during Asoka’s ruling

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Yes

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How did Asoka communicate his ideas to his subjects

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His political texts were written on pillars and stone

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Who is Chandragupta Mauryas grandson

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Asoka

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Enlightenment:

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In Buddhism and Hinduism when you finally reach peace with the universe

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Key imports:

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Indus Valley - unknown
Vedic Age- trade declined
Mauryan Empire- unknown but better than Vedic
Gupta Dynasty- gold, ivory, horses, silk

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Key exports:

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Spices, cotton, wheat, rice

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Decline of Buddhism:

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Buddhism out in Sultanate of Delhi, but up in China

Didn’t believe in caste system so was minor in India

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Reincarnation:

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An endless cycle

All studied believe in it

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Music basics:

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Women:

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Women: viewed horribly, had to be married off, not educated, Sati (widows threw themselves husbands cremation and she dies), can’t own property, couldn’t become priests, significantly worse than other civilizations

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Sikhism basics:

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Founder: Guru Nonak, was a Hindu and Muslim but saw flaws in both 
Eight gurus after founder 
Wasn't as successful as thought would be
One god
Doesn't believe in caste system 
Reincarnation 
Volunteer to purify soul 
5 k's which say what should wear/do 
Northern India
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Densest populated regions:

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Coast and river because of resources

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Era order

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Indus Valley, Vedic Age, Mauryan Dynasty, Gupta Dynasty, Sultanate of Delhi

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Indus Valley basics

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Very urban, sophisticated, considered Golden Age

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Vedic Age basics

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“Motherhood” Age
Influential, but not a Golden Age
Started off as a Dark Age but got better after Sanskrit started and the Vedas

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Mauryan Dynasty basics

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High point of Buddhism

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Citadels:

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Fortresses found in Indus Valley

68
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Who could become priests

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Only men

69
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Untouchables

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Below everyone were the untouchables/pariahs, about 5%, not considered a formal caste, people couldn’t do anything with them, had to tap sticks when entered a room

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Impact of Caste system

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No rebellion, put people into their place

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Unity caused by Caste system

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Brings a caste together, but splits up all of India

72
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Sultanate of Delhi arrival of Islam

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Spread the religion and trade

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Sultanate of Delhi not united

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Separate little kingdoms

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Sultanate of Delhi Hinduism vs Islam

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Caste system (Hindus believed in it but Muslims didn’t), amount of Gods (Islam had only one but Hinduism is polytheistic), priests and merchants places in caste system, diet, art

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Sultanate of Delhi decline

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Mongols weakened, no unity, no accomplishments, religion problems

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Sultanate of Delhi Islam

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People switched from Hinduism to Islam to become 1st class citizens again
Hinduism is still #1 but Islam is #2
Rulers were Islam, ruling as a minority and stayed powerful because strong military

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Staple Crops

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Wheat, barley, millet

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Gupta Dynasty trade

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Went up, spices were important, land and sea, international

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Mauryan Dynasty capital city

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Pataliputra

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Singing

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Nasally and is most important instrument

81
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What are the instruments like?

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Imitate voice

Nasally

82
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Most important element of voice

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Melody

83
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Guru

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Master teacher- connected to the divines

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Raga

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That which colors the mind (connected to god)

85
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Tala

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Rhythmic organization consisting of a repeated cycle of beats

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Music basics (religious, process to become musician, improvisation)

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Very religious
Long process
A lot of improvisation

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