Ancient+India

Ancient India 2500 B.C. - 185 B.C. By: Cameron Pederson and Jacob Wasem

__5 Terms__ Karma- force generated by a person's actions that determines how the phe next life Dharma- the divine law, requires all people to do their duty Rajas- Aryan Princes, ruling small states and fought outher Aryan Rajas Yoga- method of training to bring whoever practiced it to a union with themselves. Sutte- ritual where the dead were placed on heaps of material called pyres, which were then set on fire, and women threw themselves on husbands funeral fire

__5 Important People__ Siddhartha Guatama- creator of Buddhism, eventually known as the Buddha and had Ashoka as the 2nd to Buddha. Ashoka- Started as the 2nd to Buddha, greatest ruler of ancient India, 3rd rule from Mauryan Dynasty Alexander the Great- Lead his men East and conquered North West India during his empire Sir George Everest- An English man who was the man who named Mt. Everest in 1865 after finding it. Edmund Hillary- Was the 1st ever recorded to climb Mt. Everest in 1953.

__Overview of Ancient India__ Ancient India civilization started in the Indus River valley in 3000 BC. Some of the main regions of India are the Himilaya Mts, and the Hindu Kush Mts. The nickname given to the himilaya mts is the "Place of the Snow." Mt. Everest is the highest mt in the world at 29,035 ft high. The Tibetan name for Mt. Everest is Chomolungma which means "Goddess Mother of the World." The Hindu Kush Mts were very important mountains in ancient india. The khyber pass within the hindu kush mts was the only way for invaders and traders to travel through and around the mts. Ancient India experienced many monsoons or seasonal winds. The summer monsoons which happen from June - September bring torrential rain and is a sign of goodness of heaven. The winter monsoons range from November - May and is a drough season.

In 1500 BC the Aryans, who are indo - european speaking nomads, invaded Ancient India through the Khyber pass in the Hindu - Kush Mts. The meaning for war is "the desire for more cattle." In Ancient India the Rajah is a prince or elected power and the leader in war. A maharaja is a great prince or king. In Ancient India during the Vedic Age there was a Rig Vedas or a book of knowledge. This book was an Aryan sacred book and is the oldest religious document in the world. The gods of Ancient India represented forces of nature and the sky represents the father and the earth represents the mother. The sumpreme god that created the universe is called "That One." In Ancient India an Indra was a warrior god and Brahmins were priests.

The Aryan written language was called Sanskrit. One of India's historical epics is Ramayana which explains the dutys and ideals of an Aryan warrior. In Ancient India a Rama ideal king and a sit was a faithful wife. In Ancient India they was a diverted caste system. The social group you were in was based upon your birth. The top social class is the Brahmins which consisted of priests. The second to the top of the social class is the Kshatriyas which were warriors. The third to the top social class is the Vaisyas which consisted of landowners, merchants and herders. The second lowest class in the caste system is the Sudras which consists of servants and peasants. The lowest class on the caste system were the untouchables which were not even considered a class. They were so low they had to tap two sticks while walking through the streets so the people of higher classes knew an untouchable was coming. If a person of a higher class was touched by an untouchable they would receive bad karma.In Hinduism there are three gods which are called Trimutis. The three gods are Brahma which is the creator of the world, Vishnu who is the preserver of the world and Shiva who is the destroyer of the world. Bhudda, or the enlightened one, went around teaching the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to listeners in Ancient India.


 * //"Work out your own salvation with diligence." - Buddha//**

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__Timeline of Ancient India__ **3000 BC**- Indus River Valley civilization started **1500 BC**- Aryans invaded Ancient India through the Khyber Pass **1500 BC**- Vedic Age, Rig Vedas=Great Knowledge **1000 BC**- Sanskrit, Aryan written language **563-483 BC**- Siddhartha Guatama becomes Buddha, the Enlightened One **327 BC**- Alexander the Great, took North West India **324 BC**- Chandragupta Maurya, 1st Indian Emperor **100 BC**- Mahabharata, worlds longest poem 90,000 stanzas, war bt. Arjuna and Cousin **300 AD**- Ajanta Caves, monks painted scenes of Buddha's life **1953 AD**- Edmund Hillary, 1st to climb Mt. Everest

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