Indian History 1

• Indus Valley Civilization (climax: 2300 ~ 2000 BCE ), found by excavation in 1921.

• Centered on Mohenjodaro & Harappa> Developed around the fertile plain of the Indus Valley in Pakistan.

Indian History 2

• The Aryans invaded the northern plain of India from the central Asia through the mountainous passes of Afganistan in 1500 BCE.

• Vedic Sanskrit developed into Classical Sanskrit; Indo-European language group

• Conquered indigenous Dravidians and made them slaves- the four classes were established.

• Aryan Civilization: established in Southern India by the sixth century.

Indian History 3-1

• Alexander the Great’s armies had retreated from northern India in 326 BCE.

• The Influence of Hellenism.

Indian History 3-2

• 321 BCE The Mauryan Dynasty:

• Founded by Chandragupta Maurya

• The first empire in Indian history

• Its golden age was accomplished by the famous Buddhist emperor Ashoka.

Indian History 3-3

321 CE. The Gupta Dynasty

• Hinduism as a national religion

• The golden age of classical Indian Civilization.

Indian History 4-1

• Islam invasion from about

700 CE through the

northwestern frontier.

The religion and culture of

Islam have changed India.

• Since then, Islam prevailed

Northern India.

• The Chola dynasty

dominated Southern India

about 800 CE.

인도의 역사 4-2

• 1526 CE The Mughal empire: founded by

• Babur (Tiger). • The most powerful

empire in Indian history • Akbar (the third

emperor ): The greatest emperor in the Mughal dynasty (tried to reconcile Hinduism with Islam). Taj Mahal: The most celebrated heritage of the Mughal empire.

Indian History 5-1

• From about 1690 CE • Portugal:

based on Goa. • The Great Britain:

Controlled India for about 250 years

인도의 역사 5-2

• Gandhi: Non-violence (ahimsa)

• India was divided into India and Pakistan in 1947, the year of her independence

• Maintained for more than 50 years as the largest democratic country in the world.

• Recent years, spotlighted as one of the leading countries in the world for the future IT industry.