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2500 BCE
1. DECLINE OF MOHENJO DARO AND HARAPPA
Along which river were these settlements located? Mohenjo-daro is located west of the Indus River .
The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. What was the reason for their decline? Civilization collapsed amid illines and injury like lyprosy -
1500 BCE
2. ARYAN INVASION
From where did the Arayans migrate? They came from the Iranian Plateau (modern day Iran) and the Indus Valley (modern day Pakistan). There was an ancient feud between the ancient Zoroastrians (Iranians) and the ancient Vedics (India via Asian steppes). The Vedas make it clear that its composers originated in a land north of the Indus Valley. -
563 BCE
3. SIDDARTHA GAUTAMA FOUNDS BUDDHISM
What is buddhism? How does it differ from hinduism? (also known as the Buddha “the awakened one”) was the leader and founder of a sect of wanderer ascetics Hinduism: is about understanding Brahma, existence, from within the Atman, which roughly means "self" or "soul," whereas Buddhism : is about finding the Anatman -
320 BCE
4. MAURYAN EMPIRE
Who were the two main leaders of the mauruyan Dynasty? Why did it enventually fall? Division of the empire into Western and Eastern part. Division leads to weakness. -
320 BCE
7. GUPTA DYNASTY
what were some accomplismentsduring the dynasty? The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity.
It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts, fabulous literature, and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. Golden Age Prosperity in the Gupta Empire initiated a period known as the Golden Age of India, marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, etc. -
262 BCE
6. BATTLE OF KALINGA
How did this affect Asoka? The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddshine . However, he retained Kalinga and incorporated it into the Maurya Empire. -
232 BCE
5. REIGN OF ASOKA
What is Asoka most famous for doing ? How did they acomplish this? He turned a tradition into an official state ideology and thanks to his support Buddhism ceased to be a local Indian cult and began its long transformation into a world religion. They were men of exceptional abilities. As heroes, conquerors, and administrators, they were indeed great. But, heredity in succession does not guarantee ability in character for all time or all successors to follow.