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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.
797 Questions
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Describe the size of the Harappan civilization?
The Harappan civilization stretched from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, and it included north India and Pakistan.
What questions do you still have about harappan culture?
What did they acomplish over the years they were in power?.
Who built the city of Mohenjo-Daro and how long ago did they build it?
the people of the city of mohenjo-daro and it was about back in the 1200 bc
Map of route from Ur to Mohenjo-daro?
west to south. mountainy through harrabe over mount keniskchf and of corse...by camel.
Do the city of dholavira and lothal give glimpses of harappan culture?
Yes they give glimpses of harappan culture.
Archaeological studies of the indus Valley cities of harappa and mohenjo-Daro show evidence of?
urban planning
What types of animals and food the people of the harappa kept and grew?
From the archaeological finds, it can be safely assumed that the people of Harappa kept and grew cattle (the bull finds prominence in tablets and monuments). It seems that they also reared horses. But besides these the usual domestic animals like goats, sheep, etc. might have been present.
Please note that the Asiatic Lion was present in near periphery of the Harappan settlements.
Did ancient India have religion?
Yes, it did. No ancient society ever existed that did not believe in the supernatural. For a few details, see: Religion in ancient India and the Indus
Major cities in ancient india?
This is a list of ancient Indian cities, the cities which were in existence before the eighth century AD.
- Aror
- Rajapura
- Kannauj
- Bivou
- Bairat
- Kalibangan
- Sravasti
- Sagala
- Sirkap
- Taxila
- Sitanagaram
- Somnath
- Hansi
- Tamralipta, now Tamluk
- Kumbhoj
- Kodumanal
- Kalpi
- Bhinmal
- Ujjain
- Urayur
- Muziris
- Dwarka
- Osian
- Bayana
- Chunar
- Sopara
- Agroha
- Kurukshetra
- Vidisha
- Paithan
- Vallabhi
- Kalinjar
- Madurai
- Kanchipuram
- Kaveripattinam
- Tirunelveli
- Hampi
- Thanjavur
The ancient Indian cities and towns visited by Xuanzang during his travel to India between 630 AD to 637 AD :
This is a list of ancient Indian cities, the cities which were in existence before the eighth century AD.
- Aror
- Rajapura
- Kannauj
- Bivou
- Bairat
- Kalibangan
- Sravasti
- Sagala
- Sirkap
- Taxila
- Sitanagaram
- Somnath
- Hansi
- Tamralipta, now Tamluk
- Kumbhoj
- Kodumanal
- Kalpi
- Bhinmal
- Ujjain
- Urayur
- Muziris
- Dwarka
- Osian
- Bayana
- Chunar
- Sopara
- Agroha
- Kurukshetra
- Vidisha
- Paithan
- Vallabhi
- Kalinjar
- Madurai
- Kanchipuram
- Kaveripattinam
- Tirunelveli
- Hampi
- Thanjavur
[edit]Cities and towns visited by Hsüan-tsang
The ancient Indian cities and towns visited by Xuanzang during his travel to India between 630 AD to 637 AD :
- Udyana
- Swat Valley
- Buner Valley
- Taxila
- Kashmir
- Chinabhukti (thought to be modern Firozpur)
- Jalandhar
- Bairat
- Mathura
- Matipura
- Sankasya
- Kanyakubja (Kanauji)
- Ayodhya
- Kausambi
Less is known about the Harappans than the egyptians or Mesopotamians because of?
their lack of written records.
What was carved in the harappans soapstones?
The stamp seals used by the Harappans usually had a line of writing and the figure of an animal, such as a zebu, tiger, bull or elephant.
The line of writing was usually a personal or place name.
To see examples of Harappan seals, visit 'Indus Script Dictionary' on Facebook.
Is the ancient india god Allah a boy or girl?
Allah is an Arabic word; it just means "God." Hindu (Indian) religion has many gods, with personal names. The must commonly used for "God" is "Ram."
Although Allah is a spirit, he is considered male. He developed from the god of the Moon, whose name was "Sin."
Would you write a short note on the priest king of mohenjo daro?
The Priest-King, in Pakistan sometimes King-Priest, is a small male figure sculpted in steatite and excavated in Mohenjo-daro, a ruined Bronze Age city in Sindh, Pakistan, in 1925–26. It is "the most famous stone sculpture" of the Indus Valley civilization.
The similarities between the two cities show that the government was very advanced and well organized.
Who is Ashoka in ancient India?
Ashoka was the greatest ruler of the Maurya Empire. He stopped fighting wars to try to gain land instead he started to trade. He also converted into Buddhism. Lastly, he made his own edicts which are like laws.
What river civilization is near the Indus river?
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during the Bronze Age along the Indus River basin, It was situated in what is currently northwest India and Pakistan. This civilization is also known as the Harappan Civilization.
Why Gupta dynasty was called golden age of India?
This is because,this was the time when the economic and social conditions were comfortable which gave people time to bring out their artistic skills.The architecture was so great and pretty that it was known as the golden age.
Also, the Gupta Empire (Hindi: गुप्त राजवंश) was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 280 to 550 A.D and covered most of Northern India, parts of eastern Pakistan and what is now western India and Bangladesh. The capital, of the Guptas, was Pataliputra, present day Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar.
The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors. Historians place the Gupta dynasty alongside with the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Roman Empire as a model of a classical civilization. The time of the Gupta Empire is referred to by some scholars as the Golden Age of India in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and Indian philosophy.
Where was The early cities of Mohenjo daro and Harappa were located?
Mohenjo daro and Harappa were located in what is now Pakistan. The cities were part of the Indus Valley Civilization which is sometimes called the Harappan Civilization.
What helped isolate ancient India from the rest of the world?
it was by the bay of Bengal, and the Himalayan mountins, and the Indian ocean
