China and India

Most people of ancient china could not afford to live in elaborate houses so they instead lived in simple structures made of mud brick. The houses would often face south so that the door would not let in the cold air.

During the Han Dynasty in 200s BC the religion of Buddhism had first come to China from India. The Chinese people began building "pagodas" to house the scared religious artifacts. Shortly after the 200s architects began building temples that were modeled after the design of the "pagodas".

During the Sond Dynasty people began designing the pagodas taller and thinner, they also had fancier finishes with wooded lattices around them. 

The Buddhist religion on India was practiced in structures called stupas. The oldest stupa that still remains is in central India and is from around 250 BC. (Sanchi Stupa)

Some of the buddhist temples in India were carved into the rock along side of cliffs. The temples would have columns along the front of them to withhold the structure. The rooms in the back of the structure would house statues of Budha in them. 

extra credit

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