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Ancient India

The history in India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens of over 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago. Ancient India is one of the first civilization and has helped shaped the present world.

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Why did the harappans believe in the afterlife?

Yes,

Because the archaeologists have found a mother and a baby buried together surrounded by pottery items , household items etc.They also found other bodies of people with there head facing the North.

Note also, that no ancient society has ever been found that did not believe in an afterlife. This belief was the common tradition of mankind.

What did the Aryans look like in ancient India?

The ancient Aryans were caveman-looking people that were evolved from the Semitics of the lost tribe of people called, Sumerians. The Aryans came from Central Asia in which they lived in caves within various mountains from a land called, Aria. Due to the cold weather climate and being stranded in caves for thousands of years, Aryans became fair featured, which they had fair-olive skin with blonde hair and blue eyes. Here are some sample photos of what Ancient Aryans exactly looked like during the bronze age:

Who were the Aryan people in ancient India?

Groups of people migrate from one area to another. Some groups of people speak the same or similar languages. These groups split and some go one way and others go a different way. Linguists can determine the relationship between various groups of people by studying the languages they speak. They know the patterns that languages follow when sounds change and grammar changes. The Aryan people were an ancient people who moved into North India and conquered the area. They produced the oldest religious writing. A linguist studied that writing to see if he could determine where the Aryans came from. He discovered the Aryans were Greeks. The Greeks had moved out of the Ukurane and some had moved to Greece and some had moved to India.

Why don't we know much about harappan civilization?

Because scholars have not yet learned their language so they could not understand it

Compare and contrast the society of the first Indus River valley civilization with that of the Indo-Aryans?

Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilization of the Old World, and of the three the most widespread It flourished in the basins of the Indus River, one of the major rivers of Asia, and the Ghaggar-Hakra River, which once coursed through northwest India and eastern Pakistan.

Why did the cities of harappa and mohenjo daro depended on the indus river valley?

The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro relied on the Indus River Valley for their agricultural and economic sustenance. The river provided fertile soil through annual flooding, which facilitated the cultivation of crops like wheat and barley. Additionally, the river served as a crucial trade route, enabling the exchange of goods and resources with other regions. This combination of agriculture and trade was essential for the growth and stability of these early urban centers.

Was the harappan civilization a polytheist religion?

as a matter of fact they were... they believed in the god of sex, the god of war, and most importantly, the god of the idiots who would read this and havent figured out this isn't really an answer

Was there trade between sumerians and harappans?

Yes, a Harappan stamp seal was found in a Sumerian city, and the Sumerians wrote in their records about ships and goods from 'Meluhha' (their name for Harappa).

What gods did the Harappans worship?

In view of the large number of figurines found in the Indus valley, some scholars believe that the Harappan people worshipped a Mother goddess symbolizing fertility, a common practice among rural Hindus even today. However, this view has been disputed by S. Clark who sees it as an inadequate explanation of the function and construction of many of the figurines. There are no religious buildings or evidence of elaborate burials. If there were temples, they have not been identified. In the earlier phases of their culture, the Harappans buried their dead; however, later, especially in the Cemetery H culture of the late Harrapan period, they also cremated their dead and buried the ashes in burial urns. Until there is sufficient evidence, speculation about the religion of the Harrapans, is largely based on a retrospective view from a much later Hindu perspective.

Who were the leaders of the Indus River Valley Civilization?

i dont know about the indus valley but the mesopotamian civilization the king hammuraabi was very poppular and ruly i mean the one with many rules

Did the Gupta dynasty supported many religious beliefs?

A feature of the Gupta empire was the re-establishment of state policy based on religious tolerance, following the successful precedent set by Ashoka Maurya. So yes they did

What are ornaments used during harappa civilization?

The Indus valley people were the first in the world to spin the cotton and wollen yarn .This has been confirmed from the discovery of a number of clay spindles of different sizes, all over these cities. moreover , needles and buttons have also been found here.

They preferred loose dresses.men wore dhoti and a shawl's. women wore a type of skirt and wrapped a shawl round their sholders.

men kept their hair short and thei beard trimmed.women on the other hand liked to keep long hair and dressed their hair in a variety of styles.They used combs to decorate their hair.

men and women,both rich and poor wore ornaments.necklaces,filletsarmlets and finger- rings, were common to both men and women. In addition to these,women also wore girdles(belt for the waist),ear-rings,nose rings ,anklets , bangles,nose-studs and bracelets.

the woman loved cosmetics.They were fond of looking beautiful and charming.

What kind of food did people eat in mohenjo daro?

what kind of food did people eat in Mohenjo-daro