We explore Persia and India from the 5th to the 11th century. Hop a ride with sinbad and catch the belt of Vishnu.
This one is a little fact heavy but we have provided plenty of links to everything disscussed so you can listen without taking notes. You can look everything up from the notes page later on.
Persia
01:50 – Trade in Persia
Caliphate, Sunni, Shi'ah, Caliph
03:30 – Missions
04:20 – Historically accurate – the “real” ugly dirty past vs. “movie style” pristine romantic past.
Sinbad, Richard Burton, 1001 Nights, Black Plague, Islamic Golden Age
08:50 – Beware the religion bomb. See Episode 7 for more info.
10:31 – Battles and Wars
11:15 – Mellors in ancient Persia
12:00 – The effect of the crusades.
India
16:00 – Dynasties of ancient India.
India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
17:45 – The role of the caste systems.
22:00 – Cultural influences on India.
Alexander the Great, Khyber Pass
24:00 – Caste conflicts within the party and “on-world”.
27:20 – How are outsiders treated during this time?
29:45 – Adventure idea #1 - Plausible Deniability.
31:30 – Adventure idea #2 – Temple of Doom.
Hashshashin, Thuggees, Temple of Doom
32:15 – Crypto archeology in India.
Erich von Däniken, Crypto Archeology, Hinduism in the Ice Age
33:34 – Ancient Indian treasures.
34:20 – Graphic novels featuring Indian mythology.
Deepak Chopra’s India Authentic, Ramayan 3392 A.D.
35:30 – Religious aspects of Hindu - Buddhism in game play.
