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Thesis: The major factors of analysis that made South Asia powerful were culture and art, trade, religion, and social hierarchy.

__Culture/Art__

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- The religion affected the culture and customs in South Asia. Such examples can be found in      music http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=IO6Z8XZYes8&feature=related http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBW4bkEemc art I. Demonstrates their belief towards gods of their religion II. Example)             III. The painting shows the god Krishna as blue       food            I. Curry originated from India            II. Nan       costumes            I. The costumes depended on the caste system            II. Religion also affected the costumes       customs and beliefs            I. Indians believed that red was a good color, so people wore red at weddings            II. Indian married women have a red dot on their forehead, and wear their marriage necklace as long as the husband is alive.

__Religion__



- Buddhism: Buddha was born in India, and therefore made a huge impact on religion of people in South Asia. Most customs and beliefs originate from the religious beliefs. - Muslim: Originated from Saudi Arabia, but came into South Asia - Hinduism: Originated in the India subcontinent, and is one of the most significant religions in the area

__Trade__

- South Asia was abundant in spices - They traded their spices with other nations such as the Americas and the European countries. - This helped South Asia become more involved with other countries

__Social Hierarchy__

Caste System - Priests(Brahmins), Warriors(Kshatriyas), Merchants(Vaishyas), Servants or workers (Shudras) (ordered from highest to lowest) - Dalits, the untouchables, are not included in the caste system because of a belief that they had bad karma in their former life.

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