Ancient India By edawson301 3300 BCE Indus River Valley Civilization Begins 1500 BCE Vedic Period Begins 1300 BCE Indus River Valley Civilization Falls 1300 BCE Vedas Written First texts of Hinduism 600 BCE Upanishads Written Hindu religious texts 563 BCE Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha, is Born 500 BCE Vedic Period Ends 483 BCE The Buddha Dies