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Topic: Topic 3: Record here what you LEARN.
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angel_663
Posts: 9
From: Australia, Tasmania
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 29 November 2001 02:59 PM
  
Our group has studied Buddhism as a religion in india for our Powerpoint presentations.
We have learnt heaps in this area. At first I had just heard of "Buddha" but now I know all about Siddharta Guatama and how Buddhism began. I have also learnt other things about India, such as reading about Ghandi.  IP: Logged |
Bull Dog
Posts: 14
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 29 November 2001 03:03 PM
Okay our power point presentation was on women in society and were almost finshed great huhIP: Logged |
angel_663
Posts: 9
From: Australia, Tasmania
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 29 November 2001 03:06 PM
I discovered in our searching for info that there are now over 10 million Buddhists in India.  IP: Logged |
toe nails
Posts: 20
From: hobart, tasmania, australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 29 November 2001 03:11 PM
wow this has been a great unit. i have learnt so much. i went into this unit completely nieve and came out with a farly good knowledge.
i mainly learnt about the Buddhist religion because that was what i did for my power point. it really made me relise that there are some many other amazing people that live in our world.
at the start of the unit i thought i was great to learn some of the indian ways by reading the books about them. the video were also very educational.
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toe nails
Posts: 20
From: hobart, tasmania, australia
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 29 November 2001 03:15 PM
wow this has been a great unit. i have learnt so much. i went into this unit completely nieve and came out with a farly good knowledge.
i mainly learnt about the Buddhist religion because that was what i did for my power point. it really made me relise that there are some many other amazing people that live in our world.
at the start of the unit i thought i was great to learn some of the indian ways by reading the books about them. the video were also very educational.
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cecilia
Posts: 753
From: Tas., Australia
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 12 December 2001 01:45 PM
During the last term, some students at my school created these websites about India. I hope you enjoy looking at them and will consider signing the guestbooks on each site to offer feedback to the new web-authors:IP: Logged |
Kerni
Posts: 47
From: Tasmania
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 10:58 AM
I have learnt that India has not invaded another country in 10000 years. Also, India produces the largest number of movies per year (800 a year compared to 500 in the USA).More facts about India can be found at http://jameskerala.tripod.com/india.htm The site also gives good links to other sites. Kerni IP: Logged |
Strawberry Ice Cream
Posts: 42
From: Newtown, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:04 AM
I found out that the following fact is true:India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history. The URL where I found the information is: http://www.irisa.fr/lande/lakshmin/india_facts.html I am not sure how accurate this page was, but it did say these facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with World History Facts about India, and was last updated on July 27, 2000.
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Awsomechick
Posts: 6
From: Australia
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:09 AM
I was trying to find out weather this sentence was correct and it was
The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra. IP: Logged |
Fudge
Posts: 64
From: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:10 AM
I found out that this statement was true.
The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
The information was easily obtained from the site below. www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~feroz/umisa/proudindian.html - 20k -
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Strawberry Ice Cream
Posts: 42
From: Newtown, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:12 AM
I found the following statement true:Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like caesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts. The URL from where I found this information is: http://www.irisa.fr/lande/lakshmin/india_facts.html I am not sure how accurate this information is but it did say these facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with World History Facts about India and it was last updated on July 27, 2000.
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swany
Posts: 11
From: Hobart
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:15 AM
I found that the Arabs and Indians invented the numeral system used today, more info can be found at :http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200206/13/eng20020613_97778.shtml enjoy your learning,
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Kerni
Posts: 47
From: Tasmania
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:16 AM
Howdy,
India invented the decimal system and the number zero.
Other scientists and mathematicians such as Albert Einstein have given reference to the Indian mathematic system in speeches and books. "We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made." - Albert Einstein Also Bhaskaracharya figured out that the world took 365.258756484 days to revolve around the sun (a year). He wrote a book in four parts. The parts were called Lilavati (arithmetic), Bijaganita (algebra), Goladhyaya (celestial globe), and Grahaganita (mathematics of the planets).
More information can be found at: http://preethasuresh.tripod.com/india.html
and http://www.math.sfu.ca/histmath/India/12thCenturyAD/Bhaskara.html See ya. IP: Logged |
Strawberry Ice Cream
Posts: 42
From: Newtown, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:18 AM
at first I found out that the following statement was true:Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India. The URL where I found this information is: http://www.irisa.fr/lande/lakshmin/india_facts.html I have proven this wrong!
Chess was invented in China and did not arrive in India until nearly a millennium had passed, or perhaps even considerably longer. However, because nearly every researcher and author has accepted uncritically the assumption that chess was invented in India in the sixth or seventh centuries and moved to other countries later on, it has been necessary for them to go through a convoluted reasoning process to explain its appearance in other places at earlier dates. The URL where I got this information from is: http://www.sulekha.com/articledesc.asp?md=o&oldurl=/ssloan_chess.html I totally believe this information to be true! It is thoroughly. [This message has been edited by Strawberry Ice Cream (edited 21 October 2002).] IP: Logged |
*Chloe*
Posts: 47
From: Newtown, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:19 AM
Arybahatta invented the number zero which was then called 'shoonya'. As it travelled to distant lands, it acquired different names until it was widely accepted as 'zero'. In those ancient times, zero was represented as a circle with a dot at its centre. In Sanskrit, the language then popular in India 'shoonya' meant void or emptiness.  India also invented the number system. They developed the concept of zero, the techniques of algebra and algorithm, square root and cube root.The value of "pi" was first calculated by Budbayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
All of this information was found at: http://india.coolatlanta.com/GreatPages/sudheer/maths.html  [This message has been edited by *Chloe* (edited 21 October 2002).] IP: Logged |
boof
Posts: 36
From: hobart, tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:20 AM
No, India has not invaded another since about 530 BC.
i found this information on www.google.com/ IP: Logged |
Awsomechick
Posts: 6
From: Australia
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:20 AM
Chess arose in the fifth century A.D. in north-west India.
http://www.idealimports.com.au/learning_centre/chess_history.htm Therefore
Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India. that sentence is true. 
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Fudge
Posts: 64
From: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:20 AM
Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by her wealth.
I haven't proved that this statment is true but on the site below I had found that exactley the same statement was recorded there as a fact on India. www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~feroz/umisa/proudindian.html - 20k -
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cloudangel
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posted 21 October 2002 11:21 AM
I found out that Chess was definitly invented in 531 A.D., chess was introduced to Persia, and the first mention of women players occured in 770. In 1060, William the Conqueror apparently broke a chess board over the head of the Prince of France! A cool little site called The Chess Variant Pages describes Chaturanga, an early ancestor of chess, played in India in the 7th century. Today, some scholars believe that chess originated in China in the 2nd century B.C., then traveled to India. Like the inventor of the wheel, the inventor of chess will likely remain an anonymous hero for players around the world.
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Noodle Oodle
Posts: 33
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:21 AM
Hi, I have found out that chess was not invented in India. Chess was invented in China.
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groovy_chick*
Posts: 10
From: tasmania, hobart
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:22 AM
Hi everyone,
I found out that the Indians did invent the number system and the Aryabhatta did invent the number zero. For more facts on India go to http://cmoretravels.itgo.com/did%20u%20know.html
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cloudangel
Posts: 21
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posted 21 October 2002 11:22 AM
I found out that Chess was definitly invented in India. In 531 A.D., chess was introduced to Persia, and the first mention of women players occured in 770. In 1060, William the Conqueror apparently broke a chess board over the head of the Prince of France! A cool little site called The Chess Variant Pages describes Chaturanga, an early ancestor of chess, played in India in the 7th century. Today, some scholars believe that chess originated in China in the 2nd century B.C., then traveled to India. Like the inventor of the wheel, the inventor of chess will likely remain an anonymous hero for players around the world.
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Snucums
Posts: 15
From: Tas
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:23 AM
I found out that chess was invented in India. I found this out on the web site. www.askjeevs.com in which is a very informative for finding answers to things like this.
From snucums 
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Kelly Belly
Posts: 4
From: Australia
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:26 AM
I found out that the game Chess(Shataranja or AshtaPada) was Invented in India . I found that out on www.askjeeves.com which is a very informative website for finding factual information.
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Kerni
Posts: 47
From: Tasmania
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:27 AM
Dear Awsomechick,
There is a dam at Saurashtra. At the moment there is alot of discussion about the water level of the dam. This year it flooded several villages that hadn't been evacuated.
 I'm not sure if it was the first dam, but there is one there. WOW it's a BIG picture!!!
More information and pictures con be found at http://www.narmada.org/sardarsarovar.html
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*Surf_Sista*
Posts: 9
From: Hobart,Tasmania,Australia
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:27 AM
I have just been on the Access-Asia website where you have to find out what Indian facts are true and what aren't. I found that the statement 'India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.'Is true. This fact is very interesting. I hope it stays this way to, as Pakistan and india are very close and are near to war.IP: Logged |
Fudge
Posts: 64
From: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:29 AM
Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted complicated surgeries like caesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures, urinary stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. Over 125 surgical equipments were used. Deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology, etiology, embryology, digestion, metabolism, genetics and immunity is also found in many texts.I have found that this same statement was on another site and I'm not sure weather it is true but this statement was found on many different sites.
www.spiritualjourneys.net/about_ancient_india.htm - 7k - IP: Logged |
Strawberry Ice Cream
Posts: 42
From: Newtown, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:30 AM
I found this statement [true:The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindh 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'. The URL from where I found this information is: http://www.irisa.fr/lande/lakshmin/india_facts.html I am not sure how accurate this information is but it did say these facts were recently published in a German Magazine, which deals with World History Facts about India and it was last updated on July 27, 2000. IP: Logged |
groovy_chick*
Posts: 10
From: tasmania, hobart
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:31 AM
Hi everyone,
I found out that according to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. For more info go to http://cmoretravels.itgo.com/did%20u%20know.html
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boof
Posts: 36
From: hobart, tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:35 AM
Hello's everyone
India has never invaded, they were the ones who were invaded.IP: Logged |
happy_lil_monkey
Posts: 21
From: Hobart, Tasmania
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:36 AM
Hi everyone
Today I found out that chess was invented in India. I found it off a website in Google by looking up Chess history. it said in a timeline:INDIA; Chess introduced into Persia from India during reign of Khusrau Nushirwan. (531-578).
I think it was a reliable source and an interesting thing to find out.IP: Logged |
*Surf_Sista*
Posts: 9
From: Hobart,Tasmania,Australia
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:37 AM
It is true that even across the Himalayan barrier India has sent to the west, such gifts as grammar and logic, philosophy and fables, hypnotism and chess, and above all numerals and the decimal system. IP: Logged |
Fudge
Posts: 64
From: Tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:38 AM
Goddess Lakshmi is the consort or wife of Lord Vishnu and is the goddess of prosperity, purity, chastity and generosity. I found out this fact when researching Indian wealth.
http://www.hindunet.org/god/Goddesses/lakshmi/  IP: Logged |
Pepper
Posts: 34
From: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:41 AM
I couldn't find anything about India inventing numbers, so i don't think thats true, or it would of been on almost every page. India has a completly different number system so i doubt they invsented our numbers.
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jellybaby
Posts: 36
From: Tasmania
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:42 AM
In answer to the True and False questions on Sunitras India question:
Has India ever invaded anyone in its last 1000 years of history, which is quite amazing due to it's larhe population and army etc.
Answer: India has never invaded any other countries, but it has been invaded several times.[This message has been edited by jellybaby (edited 21 October 2002).] IP: Logged |
glowing star
Posts: 18
From: Tassie
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:47 AM
I have tried to find out whether the
following statement is true: *Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was
invented in India.
The person who wrote this page
http://www.sulekha.com/articledesc.asp?
md=o&oldurl=/ssloan_chess.html
Says it was really invented in China.
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boof
Posts: 36
From: hobart, tasmania
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:47 AM
it is true, India did invent the number system and it is also true that Arya Bhatta invented Zero.
i found the information on the following site http://www.spectrumtour.com/ingreat.htm IP: Logged |
cloudangel
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posted 21 October 2002 11:50 AM
I found out that:
There are 3.22 Million Indians in America.
38% of Doctors in America are Indians.
12% of Scientists in America are Indians.
36% of NASA employees are Indians.
34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL employees are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.
Love CloudangelDear cloudangel,
Are you sure you are not confusing Indians from India with North American Indians tribes such as Sioux, Navaho, Cherokee etc?
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67m+m
Posts: 48
From: hobart,tasmania,australia
Registered: May 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:52 AM
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayerveda 25oo years ago.
Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
This fact is proved true by this website:www.irisa.fr/lande/lakshmin_facts.html IP: Logged |
*Chloe*
Posts: 47
From: Newtown, Tasmania, Australia
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 21 October 2002 11:53 AM
The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. This statement is true and India today has the 2nd largest education system after China. The university was named Nalanda and took a long time to build. IP: Logged |
