Mohenjodaro with a lavish opening ceremony The cultural coup‚ masterminded by Pakistan People’s Party Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari‚ is in the series of celebrations all over the province under the two-week-long Sindh Festival. With the historical stupa in the background‚ Bilawal Bhutto walked up the 80-feet-wide illuminated stage to officially open the festival. Addressing a gathering‚ Bilawal said that the object of organising the festival was to initiate the process of protection and conservation
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PERSIAN Chart Culture/Civilization: Gupta and Mauryan Empire(s) Time Period: Classical Time period | |Factual Information |Quote |CCOT | | |Mauryan: ruled by Chandragupta Maurya and later on by his Grandson | |
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Harappan people the Indus River Valley‚ in about 2500 BC. Their buildings included high brick walls around their cities to keep out enemies. Among India’s ancient architectural remains‚ the most characteristic are the temples‚ Chaityas‚ Viharas‚ Stupas and other religious structures. The distinct architectural style of temple construction in different parts was a result of geographical‚ climatic‚ ethnic‚ racial‚ historical and linguistic diversities.Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders
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Jammu & Kashmir Travel Information -Srinagar is an ancient city and has many attractions that can attract even the most unwilling of tourists to this magical land. Dal Lake‚ Nishat Bagh‚ Shalimar Bagh‚ and Chashme Shahi are some of the best-known tourist spot in Srinagar. Jammu is the winter capital of the state and next in importance after Srinagar. Most of the tourists who come to the Jammu region have the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine as their destination‚ which is quite close by. However‚ the spirit
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Table of Contents The characteristics and the attribution of Tourism industry in the World Tourism industry is one of the dynamic growth and largest industry in the world as the industry brings in large amount of income for many countries all over the world.The world tourism industry is leading by the United Nation agency called “UNWTO” United Nation World Tourism Organization since 27 September 27‚ 1980 ‚ organization includes 143 countries‚ 7 territories and some
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Years active: Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC. Location: South central Asia‚ on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Geography: Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities. Social Structure The order of social hierarchy is‚ the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests)‚ the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers)‚ Vaisyas (skilled traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials)‚ Shudras (unskilled workers)‚ and the lowest Pariah
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In history there have been many empires of the sword but only India created an empire of the spirit. From the edicts‚ we learn that Asoka didn’t even stop there; he sent embassies to the kings of Greece‚ Macedonia‚ North Africa‚ Syria‚ and Babylonian. All parts of his project for the brotherhood of man and world peace. It is fitting the sacred rivers of Ganges‚ where India kings made great acts of charity to all faiths. His greatest pillar edict still stands today there’s a key idea that lies behind
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|Chapter 3: Classical |Civilization: India |AP World History | | | | | |The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period | |
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The Buddhist Tradition ROY C. AMORE l JULIA CHING CHAPTER EIGHT When the continuing-education division of an American university organized a one-day Buddhist retreat‚ more than a hundred students signed up within a few hours. What is the appeal of Buddhism‚ especially Buddhist meditation‚ for Westerners? Why do people who still identify themselves as Christians or Jews flock to Buddhist meditation sessions? What is it that has attracted so many Hollywood celebrities to Buddhism? To attempt
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only 5 miles from the Buddhist stupa of Sanchi. The pillar was surmounted by a sculpture of Garuda and was apparently dedicated by Heliodorus to the god Vasudeva in front of the temple of Vasudeva. 2. Sanchi Sanchi‚ variously known as Kakanaya‚ Kakanava‚ Kakanadabota and Bota-Sriparvata in ancient times‚ has a singular distinction of having remarkable specimen of Buddhist art and architecture right from the early Mauryan period. Sanchi is famous in the world for stupas‚ monolithic Asokan pillar‚
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