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India09本一班•董茜•Couldyoutellastorythroughdance?•Couldyoucarveatempleoutofthesideofarockcliff?•ThesearesomeofthethingsthatyoumighthavedoneifyouhavelivedinIndia•So,let’stakealookatthepeople,history•andtraditionsofIndia•India•IndiaisalargecountryinSouthAsia.MorethanonebillionpeopleliveinIndia.OnlyChinahasmorepeople.•INdiahasmanykindsoflandforms.Ithaspartsofthetallestmountainrangeintheworld.ItiscalledtheHimalayas.SomeofthehighestmountainsintheworldareintheHimalayas.MountQomolangmaispartofthisrange.•Indiaalsohasrainforest,fertileplains,andahuge,hotdesert.WatersurroundsIndiaonthreesides.•Religion•Clothes•Familylife•MusicandDanceReligion•Twooftheworld'sgreatreligionsbeganinIndia.ItisHinduismandBuddhism•.Hinduismhelpedpeopleknowtheirplaceinsociety.Everyonebelongedtoacasteorsocialgroup.Youwerebornintoyourcaste.Yourcastemighthavebeentherulersandwarriors.Itmighthavebeenthefarmers.Therewerehundredsofcastes.Today,manypeopleworshiptheHindugods.Butthecastesystemislessimportantthanitoncewas.•Heifengdong•theholylandofHinduism•BuddhistsfollowtheteachingofamanfromancientIndia.HewasSiddharthaGautama.HeiskownastheBuddhaSiddharthaGautama(释迦摩尼)•EntrancetotheGreatStupa,aBuddhistholyplace.Today,anothergreatreligionisfollowedinIndia.ThisisIslam.ItsbelieversfollowtheteachingsofMuhammad.IslambeganinArabiaandlaterspreadtoIndia.•HheTajMahal,thetombofEmpressMumtazMahal(蒙泰姬·玛哈),builtbyherhusband,ShahJehan(沙加罕)•Clothes•TheclimateinmostpartsofIndiaishot.So,peoplewearloose,lightclothes.Oftentheclothesarewhite.Othertimestheyarebrightcolors.Indiahavedressedfortheheatofthousandsofyears.•Manywomanwearasari(莎丽)，Thisisalongpieceofcloththatiswornlikeadress.Oneendoftheclothiswrappedaroundthewaistofformaskirt.Theotherendofdrapedoveroneshoulder.Sometimeswomandrapeoneendofasarioverthierhead.••Manmightwearadhooti(缠腰布).Thisisalongpieceofclothwrappedaroundthethighs(大腿)andthenpulledupbetweenthelags.Indiamansometimeswearaturban(包头巾)ontheirhead.•Bothmanandwomanwearringsandarmbands(臂环).Theyalsowearearringsandnoserings.Today,Inthecities,somemanwearsuits.womansometimesweardressorotherbusinessclothes•Family•InmostpartsofIndia,Parents,children,andgrandparentsoftenlivedtogetherinonehome.Grownsonstookcareofthierparents.So,mostparentshopedtohavesons,Agrownsonlivedwithhisparents,brothers,andunmarriedsisters.Whenasonmarried,heandhiswifelivedwithhisparents,Theirchildrenbecomepartofthisbigfamily.InancientIndia,parentschoosehusbandsorwivesfortheirchildren.Girlswereusuallymarriedbytheageof16.Oftentheydidnotmeetthierhusbandsuntiltheirweddingday.•Today,manypeopleliveinfamilies.However,thenumberofsmallfamiliesjustparentsandchildren-isgrowing.Mostparentsstillarrangetheirchildren'smarriages.Butsomepeoplechoosetheirownhusbandandwife.•Theworld’slargestfamily•musicanddance•PeopleinIndiaenjoymusicanddance.•Adancetoldastory,Dancersusedtheirbodiestotellthestory.Theyusedhandgestures,bodymovements,andfacialexpressionstotellstoriesaboutHindugods.•Thankyou!