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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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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 :)
Candragupt, Candra Gupta, LOL thats all i know of the top of my head :}
How did values and beliefs affect the people of ancient India?
it help from the suffering that you get and they teach harmony and peace to life, it led the Indian's to a better life.
What materials did Indus river valley civilization use to build their houses?
they live in houses made of bricks and stones.
What are the main features of a civilization?
goverment religion social classes writing culture job specialization cities
Graphic study is basically explaining about the topic mostly through pictures connected to each other. Make emphasis on the artifacts recorded during the excavations.
How Ancient India Influenced today?
Ancient India gave many contributions to the modern world-:
- Zero which is an important invention in the history of mathematics.
- Decimal system was also discovered in India in Harappa
- Pythagoras Theoram was also discovered here.
- The Arthashastra of Kautilya mentions the construction of dams and bridges
- The origins of the spinning wheel (Charkha) are unclear but India is one of the probable places of its origin
- Indigo was used as a dye in India, which was also a major center for its production and processing.
- During the Vedic Period (1500-500 BCE), Sanskrit texts such as the Vedas were composed in India.
- Trignometery also originated here.
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