Ancient India Guided Notes PDF
Document Details
Uploaded by Deleted User
Isaac Matos
Tags
Summary
These notes provide an overview of Ancient India, focusing on the Indus Valley Civilization, the rise of Hinduism, and the social hierarchy of the time. The notes cover key aspects such as Indus Valley urban planning, cultural values, and the impact of various religions and invasions on the society.
Full Transcript
Isaac Matos || Period: 6 Social Studies || 10/2/24 South Asia Subcontinent Large Continent Smaller Surrounded Landforms Water Separate Asia warmer rainfall monsoons...
Isaac Matos || Period: 6 Social Studies || 10/2/24 South Asia Subcontinent Large Continent Smaller Surrounded Landforms Water Separate Asia warmer rainfall monsoons wind wet dry ArabianSea summer agriculture floods Himalayas winter two Civilizations Indus Valley Harappans IndusRiver Indo Aryan Aryans Ganges River argins cultural values Indo Aryan Indigenous United States ChristopherColumbers India Indus Valley Unknown Brahmanism Vedas world religions Sikhism Jainism nontheistic Mahavira sage Hinduism Five Vows injure hurt lies steal unfaithfully family attatched possessions vegetarianism nonviolence monotheism GuruNanak Hinduism Islam illusion reincarnation onegod ThreePillars meditation relationship honesty truth equally resources urbanplanning IndusValley grid rightangles citadel granary air conditioning drainage baths toilets flush wells GreatBath firstpublicpools cities technology zero Ajanta caves decimalsystem numericsymbols Hinduism Buddism Janism surgery Sikhism vaccines Ramayana health Mahabharata Bhagavadbita chonpillar government written Wrappa Mohenjo Daro migrated subcontinent Hinduism government society centralized divided Persianinvasions MauryanEmpire MagadhaKingdom Greeks one India provinces soldiers spies grandson emperor military deaths Buddhism improving roads hospitals universities Buddhism conflict invasions united subcontinent decision making religion economy science medicine metallurgy invasions Hans Central Asia farming surplus cotton Mohenjo Daro artifacts Mesopotamia clothing South Asia currency silver coppen army Vedas varnas priests warriors merchants laborers organized duties reincarnation moksha responsibilities status power declined greed power jati job birth families good bad labels birth wealth social order wealth familylineage job jati Brahmins rankings Sundas contact morepure Dalits castesustem jobs dirty impure Untouchables sinful movement varnas restrictive outside caste born caste forced Hinduism Vedas social hierarchy outlawed discrimination
