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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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Which bodies of water surround the southern part of ancient India?
Some of the bodies of water in ancient India were the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. There were also the Ganges River, the Yamuna River, the Krishna River, the Brahmaputra River, the Gidavari River, and the Saraswati river.
What evidence is there of the social distinctions in harappan society?
Archaeologists have used certain strategies to trace socio-economic differences in Harappan society which includes studying burials. The dead in Harappan society were laid in pits. The differences in the way the burial pits were made and their contents could indicate social differences while others did not.
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What kind of things did ancient India trade?
Persia, Hindu Kush, Mesopotamia. They traded across Iranian Plateau and Arabian Sea.
How did the aryan invaders influence the culture?
The Aryans overthrew the stone forts of the Dasyu and drove them into retreat, in very ancient times.
How did the Ganges River impact ancient India?
It was highly significant, especially when coupled with the Rig Veda's hynms & discussions of the Great River of Wisdom, The 7 branched Saraswati. Coupled with the data from the Landsaat satalittes, one can in fact find this river system. It has changed its direction at least 6 times, once incorporating the Ganges within it. Most of the hymns of the Rig Veda (the oldest book in the world) refer to a large sea to sea maritime culture spanning what is now Northern India & Pakistan - & probably bits of Afghanistan & Tibet as well. Much of Hinduism is anchored in the presence of great bodies of water . (D Frawley, 1991. Gods, Sages, & Kings: Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization.)
How would you describe the assembly hall of harappan civilization?
An important feature of Mohen-jodaro was a 24 sq.metre pillared hall.It had 5 rows and 4 pillars in each row.Kiln-baked bricks were used to construct the pillars.Probably,it was the Assembly Hall or the ruler's court or it may have been housed the municipal office in charge of town planning and sanitation.
What was the religion of the Ancient Mohenjo-Daro?
The earliest religion of Ancient mohenjo-Daro was Buddhism. In journal of Asiatic society ,,june 1836 Majof Forbes stated the chronology of Ancient India as follows.... 1. Starting of civilization..............3500 B.C. 2.Krokuchchat Buddha period...3101.B.C. 3.konagaman Buddha period..2099 B.C. 4..Kshyap buddha period..1014 B.C 5. Gautam Buddha period..563 B.C. Gautam Buddha"s original name is SUKITI .Archealogical point of view the odest books are BUDDHIST literatues.because these are written on Rocks. in Kolkata museum there is Rock writing found at Bairat in which the names of Seven books are mentioned. thi rock writng was in bairat >Rajasthan at present Indian Museum Kolkata.. The names of the books are...1.Binayasmukas. 2.Aliyabasani 3.Anyagatbhayani .4Munigatha. 5. Moneyasutye. 6.Upatisapsinye 7.laghulowatye. All these books are of Buddhist litereture. No other book can claim before this because no earlier book are in rock writing. Many thing are found in mohenjo -daro which that the religion of that was BUDDHA ISM.
What do historians believe of about the harappans from studying their cities?
They have learned something
The Harrappans were a civilization in what is now Modern Day Pakistan. Their writing system still cannot be read, because there is no way to translate it yet. They had a complex "city of the dead" called Mohenjo Daro, in which they had a complex bath system and indoor plumbing. Their art was extremely detailed. As for their religion, they celebrated onefertility god or goddesses, depending on the region. This was unusual because almost all other cultures at the time were poly theistc. Their economy was based mostly on Agriculture. They are thought to have thrived from 6500 B.C.E to around 3000 B.C.E.
(Information is from Essential World History by Duiker/Spielvogel)
Why were harappa and mo henjo-daro good places to live in?
thet were good places to live because they had a good sanitation system. their sanitation system were drains in every building.
What are the types of recreation in Ancient India?
They loved to write poems and plays. They would put on a play for the royal family and have contests on who could wirte the best poems.
Math: Developed the concept of 0 decimal system.
Astronomy: Calculating our position in the Solar System
Medicine: Minor Surgeries and Giving Vaccines
they were a very hi tech group they had the first numeral system in the world
What does the word Mohenjo - Daro mean?
the meaning of this word is called mound of dead ( it is located in Sindhi)
What mathematical concept was invented during the Gupta dynasty?
Gupta mathematicians developed the concept of zero in the use of math, and also developed the decimal system based on the number 10. They also created a number writing system that was later adopted by the Islamic empire. This system became known as Arabic Numbers, but is really a Gupta achievement. This is the number writing system used throughout the world today.
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What was the main reason for the development of the civilization along the Indus Rivers?
Because in that time it was a great feature to live near a river due to the fact thar the enemies would have had to cross the river. So for protection.
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Harappans lived in Pakistan and north India from 3300 BC to 1900 BC.
What is another name for the fortress of mohenjo daro?
The fortress can also be called a citadel. Hope this helps :)
