What were the major religions in ancient India?
The 2 Major religions of Ancient India is Buddhism and Hindus.
Why dont you know much about the Harappan civilization?
Part of the problem is the lack of writing. Many other civilizations have numerous texts that - once deciphered - grant a significant understanding of several aspects of the society. Only a very few sources or writing are known for this civilization, and the extreme lack of sources has hampered any attempt to decipher it.
Another problem is a lack of artifacts. While the layout of many of the buildings and the general layout of the town is known, few artifacts were found within it. Either they were taken when the people left or looters have long since removed them. Much of our understanding of ancient civilizations comes from artifacts. For example, if we find pottery of a certain type, then it might show that trade existed with this other settlement or civilization - where that type of pottery is common. It might also reveal clues as to what methods the civilization used to make and fire pottery, what understanding they had or lacked regarding how to make and apply glazes, and so forth.
Did ancient India have leaders?
Ancient India was governed by a priest-king who headed a strong, central government until the Aryans took over the Indus Valley. Then they had to listen to and follow the Aryans.
What goods did ancient India trade?
Ancient India traded cloth, grains, ivory, tortoise shells, timber, silk, precious stones, spices, and slaves.
What are all the religions found in ancient India?
the four main religions in India are:
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism
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What did the clothing of ancient India look like?
Women during the war were working so they were more casually dressed and cared less about being prim and proper.
How do you think the harappans were able to make bricks that were exactly the same?
Type your answer here... THEY ARE BUILT OF BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE THAT ARE SO MASSIVE EACH WEIGHING 15 TONS
How did the flooding of the indus river support the rise of early civilizations?
The advanced hydraulically-engineered systems for sewage and drainage surpassed what is currently utilized in many regions of India and Pakistan even today. But the more simple answer is that water is life.
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What did the people in ancient India use to write on and with?
the Mayans wrote on stones to carry out a prophecy or a command.
The Mayans used glyphs as their written language. These glyphs or hieroglyphics were usually painted as murals or carved into monumental buildings or painted onto books made of tree bark and covered in lime. These were then fan folded and bound with deer hide.
There are only five of these books left these are;
The Grolier Codex
The Dresden Codex
The Madrid Codex
The Paris Codex
Sadly most of the Mayan books have been destroyed by time or by the Conquistadors who saw them as the 'Words of the Devil'.
What are the most important stages in the development of the Indian culture from 2500bc to AD 300?
in 300 ad the Persian empire reached from the Mediterranean sea to the Indus river valley, and in 2500 BC civilisation in the Indus river valley began
by 2500 BC the harappan civilisation grew strong and the two cities of harappa and mohenjo -daro created a new system of writing
Why do historians not know much about the harappan civilization?
Because scholars have not yet learned to read their language so we know very little about Harappan society
What are jobs in ancient India?
They have all kinds of jobs there from wendys to fansy places to so every thing we have in u.s.a and that all
Did the Indus river valley civilization have education?
I don't know exactly what they learned, but I do know that they probably had teachers called Gurus that stayed with them until they were twenty. Until then, the student may have had to do chores for them. Also, the gurus probably taught, if not, included government and religion in their studies.
Who did the early Indian civilizations at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa carried on trade with?
The economies of the early civilizations of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa were based primarily on __________.
What were the cities of the Harappan civilazation like?
This isant a perfect answer but it should help.
Characteristics of the Harappan civilization:
· Was fairly large size as far as civilizations go (larger then present day Pakistan)
· Lasted several hundred years 2500-1500 BC
· Built on agriculture
· Did a lot of work with copper and bronze
· Trade was prominent sea/river ways
· Right angled streets (very planned road ways) (underground sewers and drains) large public pools for ceremonial washing
· Religious authority oversaw almost everything
$ why the civilization disappeared.
System of writing designed in Ancient India?
Malayalan. My friend is Indian and she writes in it sometimes.
What are three possible reasons that mohenjo daro disappearing?
three reasons archeologists thought mohenjodaro disappeared was
1) there might have been a bad storm or earthquake
2) invadors might have came and destroyed the city
3) they could have moved to the indus river for more food and water
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: