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India Diverse Place
Many different cultures and languages spread throughout the region
Coastal plains, Mountains Rivers, Dry Hilly Interior
Himalayan Mountains Highest in the world
Hindu Kush Separation from other
civilizations Indus River Valley
Dry plateau, modern day Pakistan
Early Indus River Valley Between 3000 B.C. – 1500
B.C. the Indus River had flourishing Civilizations Evidence of Thousands of
Settlements Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
400 Miles apart, but both along the Indus
Planned Cities with Walls and streets
Drainage Systems carried wastes to a pit outside the city
Chutes for trash throughout the city
Organized and Effective City Planning and Maintenance
Crash Course - Early Indus River Valley
Arrival of the Aryans Also called the Indo-
Aryans About 1800 B.C., Natural
Disasters weaken Indus Valley Earthquake, climate
change, human impact on environment
2000 B.C. Aryans settle India Nomadic Indo-Europeans
from Central Asia Extend Political Control
throughout all of India after 1000 B.C.
New Way of Life Aryans adopt farming
and settle the fertile land in India Use iron plows adopted
from the Hittites Clear Jungle for Farming
1000 B.C. Sanskrit is developed Records religious rituals
Vedas Sacred Writings Reveal the Small
numerous kingdoms in Ancient India
Daily Life in Ancient India Life Centered on Family
Ideal extended with 3 Generations
Families were Patriarchal Only males can inherit Property Women could not serve as
Priests Upper class males could not
marry until they completed 12 years of study
Children expected to take care of Parents
Arranged Marriages Dowry paid to Husbands Suttee, devotion to marriage
Women must fling themselves onto the Husband’s Flaming Corpse
Social Classes in Ancient India Aryans - 4 Varnas of
Society Social Groups:
Brahmins – Priests Khastriyas – Warriors Vaisyas – Commoners Sudras – Servants
Aryan Ideas create a Caste System Born into a Social Group
and remain there in next life
Untouchables, outside the caste system below all of society
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Indian Religions Hinduism
Indus River Valley Created from a
blending of Dravidian and Aryan faiths
Buddhism Founded in Northern
India
Hinduism Belief in many forms of
one God Reincarnation
Rebirth based upon Karma Karma
Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences
Vedas and Upanishads Sacred Writings of
Hinduism Spread of faith along
major trade routes
Buddhism Founded by
Siddhartha Gautama Northern India, Present
Day Nepal Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path to
Enlightenment Asoka’s missionaries
and their writings spread Buddhism throughout India, China, and Eastern Asia.
Ancient Indian Empires
Mauryan Empire(400 B.C. – 183 B.C.) - Protect Against Western Invaders
Gupta Empire(320 A.D. – 500 A.D.) -Reunite India, Protect from Invasion
Mauryan Rulers Candragupta Maurya
Rules from 324 B.C. – 301 B.C. Unites against Invaders Centralized Power
Paranoid, sleeps in a different bed
Asoka Chandragupta Maurya’s
Grandson Converts to Buddhism Used Buddhist Ideals Hospitals for Citizens and
their Pets Maintained Roads w/ rest
stops Buddhist Missions
Ancient India War and Peace
Gupta Rulers Candra Gupta (No
Relation) Reclaims old Mauryan
Capital Samudra Gupta
Sucessor to Candra Gupta Extends the Empire Reinstitutes Dominance over
Indian Lands Candra Gupta II (375-415
A.D.) Flourishing Era – GOLDEN
AGE Hindu and Buddhist Art Main Trade Route for Silk
Road
Wealth of the Guptas Trade with China,
Southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean
Silver and Gold Mines Live in Luxury
“Wine out of Ruby Cups” Religious Trade
Pilgrims from East Asia visit Hindu and Buddhist temples
Many Temples built in this Era
Huns cause Empire to Collapse in the 500s A.D.
Ancient Indian Achievements
Aryhabata One of the First to use Algebra Discovered the Earth was
Round Lunar Eclipse
Mathematicians develop the Concept of Zero
Arabs adopt the Indian Number System in 800s A.D. Indian-Arabic Numerical System
Literature Emphasis on Moral Lessons and
Good Deeds Vedas
Religious Writings Bhagavad Vita
Sermon of Krishna, Hinduism
India Diverse Place
Many different ____________ and ______________ spread throughout the region
Coastal Plains, ________________, _____________, Dry Hilly Interior
Himalayan Mountains ____________________
__________________ Separation from other
civilizations Indus River Valley
Dry Plateau, __________________________________________
Early Indus River Valley Between 3000 B.C. – 1500 B.C.
the _______________ had flourishing Civilizations Evidence of Thousands of
Settlements ___________________ and
___________________________ 400 Miles apart, but both along the
Indus Planned Cities with _____________
and _______________ _____________________________ carried
wastes to a pit outside the city _________________ for trash
throughout the city Organized and Effective City
_____________________________
Arrival of the Aryans Also called the
______________________ About 1800 B.C.,
_____________________ weaken Indus Valley Earthquake, climate change,
human impact on environment
2000 B.C. ______________ settle India Nomadic Indo-Europeans
from ____________________ Extend
_______________________throughout all of India after 1000 B.C.
New Way of Life Aryans adopt
_______________ and settle the ______________ in India Use ___________ adopted
from the ________________ Clear Jungle for Farming
1000 B.C. ______________ is developed Records
_________________________ ________________________
____________________________ Reveal the
__________________________________________ in Ancient India
Daily Life in Ancient India Life Centered on
______________________ Ideal extended with 3 Generations
Families were Patriarchal Only males can inherit
___________________ _______________ could not serve as
Priests Upper class males could not marry
until they completed ______________________________
Children expected to take care of ______________________
Arranged Marriages _____________ paid to Husbands ________________, devotion to
marriage Women must fling themselves onto
the Husband’s ________________________________
Social Classes in Ancient India Aryans - 4 ____________ of
Society Social Groups:
______________ – Priests ______________ – Warriors ______________ –
Commoners ______________ – Servants
Aryan Ideas create a ____________________ Born into a
________________________ and remain there in next life
__________________, outside the caste system below all of society
Indian Religions Hinduism
__________________ __________________
____________________________________
Buddhism __________________
__________________
Hinduism Belief in many forms of
one _____________ ________________
Rebirth based upon Karma ________________
Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences
Vedas and Upanishads ___________________________
_____________________ Spread of faith along
major ________________
Buddhism Founded by
_______________________Northern India, Present Day Nepal
_____________________________________________
_______________________to Enlightenment
__________________________________________ and their writings spread _____________ throughout India, _______________________________________________________________
Ancient Indian Empires
Mauryan Empire(________– _________)- _____________________________
Gupta Empire(________ – _________) -______________________________
Mauryan Rulers ______________________
Rules from 324 B.C. – 301 B.C. Unites against Invaders ___________________
Paranoid, sleeps in a different bed
Asoka Chandragupta Maurya’s
_________________ Converts to _______________ Used Buddhist Ideals _______________ for Citizens
and their Pets Maintained Roads w/
_______________________ Buddhist Missions
Gupta Rulers Candra Gupta (No Relation)
Reclaims old ___________________________
___________ Gupta Sucessor to Candra Gupta
________________________(_________-__________ A.D.)
Flourishing Era – ____________________________
Hindu and Bhuddist Art Main Trade Route for
___________________________
Wealth of the Guptas Trade with China,
_______________, and the__________________
Silver and Gold Mines Live in ____________
“Wine out of Ruby Cups” Religious Trade
Pilgrims from East Asia visit __________________________________________________
Many Temples built in this Era
__________ cause Empire to Collapse in the 500s A.D.
Ancient Indian Achievements
_______________ One of the First to use Algebra Discovered the Earth was Round
________________________ Mathematicians develop the
Concept of ______________ Arabs adopt the Indian
__________System in 800s A.D. Indian-Arabic Numerical System
Literature Emphasis on
__________________________________________________________
Vedas ______________________
Bhagavad Vita ___________________________