India is a subcontinent. It has important mountains, rivers and valleys. Two of the biggests mountains are the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas. One of the rivers is the Ganges. The mountais help to block cold north winds from reaching India. This seasonal winds are calles monsoons . This winds shaped India´s climate.
The Harappans was and old civilisation. As earliest communities are locate near rivers, because there they have more sources of the river and from the land, and the Harappans civilization were not the exeption. Some communities that stay near the rivers, were placed in the planned cities.
The believe of "what was the religion of the Harappans" is not already know, but archeologists had found some items that maibe were used for religius rituals. That was one part of the Harappans culture, that archeologist know about this comunity. They were a group that expand their culture, they expanded about 500,000 square miles, from their territory. Some of the culture they expand was, their form of weighting and their form of measurement. They also trade somo of the things they use to work in different activities, like thier instruments they used for agriculture.
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Ancient India- The legacy of India
India has many influence in the part of religion. India has two main religions, the Hinduism and the Buddhism. A lot of people in the world are one of these two main Indian religions. One of the most important religious person in the history of India was Mohandas Gandhi. This 2 religions have infuenced in modern lives, and in people with other religions.
Indian art also afect people normal everyday life . For example, many plays in Southeast Asian nations are based in the Sanskrit epic of the Mahabharata. Indians paint Buddhas holines. Also in other parts of the world there were temples maid with the same technics they used in India.
In another way India afect normal life, was in mathematics. The nurmal numeral we use come from Indians. In one time of the history they trade with Arabian people, and these people brought the numerals of the West. This two numerals joind and form the Hidu-Arabic numerals. This was the greates influence in mathematics.
Indian art also afect people normal everyday life . For example, many plays in Southeast Asian nations are based in the Sanskrit epic of the Mahabharata. Indians paint Buddhas holines. Also in other parts of the world there were temples maid with the same technics they used in India.
In another way India afect normal life, was in mathematics. The nurmal numeral we use come from Indians. In one time of the history they trade with Arabian people, and these people brought the numerals of the West. This two numerals joind and form the Hidu-Arabic numerals. This was the greates influence in mathematics.
Ancient India- The Origin of Hinduism
THE ORIGINS OF HINDUISM
The origins of Hinduism began when Aryans began to migrate from Europe to India. In contrast to the city- dwelling Harappans, the s were herders. The migration was made (the scientists think) because of earthquakes, floods, drought, a pluge or an invation. When they move, they took with them their religion. They were polytheistic (believe in many Gods). Their religion was the Brahamanism, so they also believed in the reincarnation and in a karma.
The people were organized in castes. There were 5 different positions, the Brahmana, ther were included the priests, scholars and teachers,who were the most important people in the caste order. In the second place there are the Ksatriya, ther where included the rulers, novels and warriors, those people were importants but not so much. In the next caste there are the Vaisya, who were the bankers, merchants and farmers. In the last position were the Sundra, were included artisans and laborers. After many centuries, a fifth group came into being that was considered below all other clases. This fifth group is called untouchables .
The religion of the Hinduism develop from de Brahamanism. In this religion people were polytheistic (believe in many Gods). They also believe in the reincarnation a that in life people have a karma.They also believe they can reach the Gods, by making their souls one with the Gods, or that they can reach the highest point of illumination and comprehension of life.
The origins of Hinduism began when Aryans began to migrate from Europe to India. In contrast to the city- dwelling Harappans, the s were herders. The migration was made (the scientists think) because of earthquakes, floods, drought, a pluge or an invation. When they move, they took with them their religion. They were polytheistic (believe in many Gods). Their religion was the Brahamanism, so they also believed in the reincarnation and in a karma.
The people were organized in castes. There were 5 different positions, the Brahmana, ther were included the priests, scholars and teachers,who were the most important people in the caste order. In the second place there are the Ksatriya, ther where included the rulers, novels and warriors, those people were importants but not so much. In the next caste there are the Vaisya, who were the bankers, merchants and farmers. In the last position were the Sundra, were included artisans and laborers. After many centuries, a fifth group came into being that was considered below all other clases. This fifth group is called untouchables .
The religion of the Hinduism develop from de Brahamanism. In this religion people were polytheistic (believe in many Gods). They also believe in the reincarnation a that in life people have a karma.They also believe they can reach the Gods, by making their souls one with the Gods, or that they can reach the highest point of illumination and comprehension of life.
Ancient India- Buddhism and Indias´s Golden Age
The Buddism is a religion, where persons tried to be in contact with the gods, that means that if the reach that point they would reach the higest point of illumination, the nirvana. The first person who reachs the nirvana was called Siddarta Gautama. Each person in live has a dharma, that means that they have a purpose in live a person has. In Buddhism the main teachings were the ahism (nonviolence) but some other teachings are the meditating (can be a path for making the soul of a person and the soul of a God, only one). Some others things they teach in Buddhism, "people suffer because their minds areate ease", "that condition comes from waiting what one doesn´t have from waiting"," people cant stop suffering by not wanting" and " people can stop waiting by following the Eightfold Path".
Maurya was an Buddistic empire, which its emperor, Asoka tried to rule in peace. He tried to spread the Buddhism in all India. He traid to belive in people, that they could make things right by their side.
The Guptas were the empire that comes next of the Mauray, they tried to rule all by the war in A.D. 320. Also as the Mayray empire, the Gupta empire tried to expand the Buddhism for all India. In this time the Gupta empire loosed many territories, but it was still bery big. In his power India had a golden age, and became tried to become reacher.
Maurya was an Buddistic empire, which its emperor, Asoka tried to rule in peace. He tried to spread the Buddhism in all India. He traid to belive in people, that they could make things right by their side.
The Guptas were the empire that comes next of the Mauray, they tried to rule all by the war in A.D. 320. Also as the Mayray empire, the Gupta empire tried to expand the Buddhism for all India. In this time the Gupta empire loosed many territories, but it was still bery big. In his power India had a golden age, and became tried to become reacher.
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