Ancient India Research Paper
Years active:
Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC.
Location:
South central Asia, on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.
Geography:
Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities.
Social Structure
The order of social hierarchy is, the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests), the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaisyas (skilled traders, merchants, and minor officials), Shudras (unskilled workers), and the lowest Pariah (outcast, untouchables, and children of God).
Brahmins were categorized on the top of the ancient Indian social hierarchy. These were not the most rich or powerful people of the time but were very respectful and prestigious people. Even the kings …show more content…
The faith of more than 80% of the people is Hinduism, considered the world's oldest religious and philosophical system. Islam is practiced by around 13% of all Indians. Sikhism, Ayyavazhi, Buddhism and Jainism are Indian-born religious systems that are strong and influential not only in India but across the world. Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Bah Faith are also influential but their numbers are smaller. In buddhism they believe in the buddism 8 path fold, hold the right views, have the right aspirations, use the right speech, show the right conduct, pursue the right livelihood, expend the right effort, maintain the right attitude and practice the right meditation.When the Aryans came into India, they brought their beliefs, and the stories of their gods in their holy book, the Rig Veda.The Aryans believed in reincarnation, meaning that they believed that after people died they are re-born into something else. It could be another person or even an animal. The of re-birth you got depended on how well you worshipped the gods in your life. A Hindu teacher named Mahavira encouraged people to escape from re-incarnation by being kind, truthful, and generous. He created a new religion, called Jainism. Followers of Jainism do not worship any gods, but try to achieve goodness in themselves by conquering their bad desires, they fast and meditate. One rule of the Jainists is not to kill anything, even with the intent to eat
Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC.
Location:
South central Asia, on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.
Geography:
Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities.
Social Structure
The order of social hierarchy is, the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests), the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaisyas (skilled traders, merchants, and minor officials), Shudras (unskilled workers), and the lowest Pariah (outcast, untouchables, and children of God).
Brahmins were categorized on the top of the ancient Indian social hierarchy. These were not the most rich or powerful people of the time but were very respectful and prestigious people. Even the kings …show more content…
The faith of more than 80% of the people is Hinduism, considered the world's oldest religious and philosophical system. Islam is practiced by around 13% of all Indians. Sikhism, Ayyavazhi, Buddhism and Jainism are Indian-born religious systems that are strong and influential not only in India but across the world. Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Bah Faith are also influential but their numbers are smaller. In buddhism they believe in the buddism 8 path fold, hold the right views, have the right aspirations, use the right speech, show the right conduct, pursue the right livelihood, expend the right effort, maintain the right attitude and practice the right meditation.When the Aryans came into India, they brought their beliefs, and the stories of their gods in their holy book, the Rig Veda.The Aryans believed in reincarnation, meaning that they believed that after people died they are re-born into something else. It could be another person or even an animal. The of re-birth you got depended on how well you worshipped the gods in your life. A Hindu teacher named Mahavira encouraged people to escape from re-incarnation by being kind, truthful, and generous. He created a new religion, called Jainism. Followers of Jainism do not worship any gods, but try to achieve goodness in themselves by conquering their bad desires, they fast and meditate. One rule of the Jainists is not to kill anything, even with the intent to eat