Ancient History | | The epic history of Indian Army dates back to more than ten thousand chequered years. The two epics of ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ constitute the fundamental framework around which the edifice of Indian Army is built. The massive epic war ‘Mahabharata’‚ fought at Kurukshetra in north-central India‚ has left indelible imprints on the Indian psyche. Fought relentlessly for eighteen days in quest of peace‚ the force level described in the Epic states 18 ‘Akshaunis’‚ seven
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CULTURE Mauryas Art and Architecture During the Mauryan period there was a great development in the field of art and architecture. The main examples of the Mauryan art and architecture that survived are • Ashokan pillars and capitals. • Remains of the royal palace and the city of Pataliputra • Rock-cut Chaitya caves in the Barabar and Nagarjuni hills • Individual Mauryan sculptures and terracotta figurines The famous city of Pataliputra was described in detail by Megasthenese‚ references
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politics and history in India‚ he created a gap in N.W. India when he crushed the existing states and then withdrew. Came to fill the gap was Magadha who had an opportunity to expand when Alexander withdrew. This laid the foundation for the Maurya Empire when Chandragupta started to seize small regions of Magadha; he eventually conquered all of northern India from the Indus to the Ganges. 2. Five major accomplishments of the emperor Ashoka included: conquering the kingdom of Kalinga‚ building irrigation
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expanded and consolidated the political power of India but also administered excellent economic and administrative techniques which led to happy social living during their reign. As compared to the empire of the Mauryas‚ the Gupta empire was less extensive‚ but more enduring than that of the Mauryas. This period of the Guptas is known as ‘the classical age of Indian history’ because this period witnessed the growth of
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Inequality‚ Instability and Voice Author: Amartya Sen The essay ‘Inequality‚ Instability and Voice’ is one of the articles written by Amartya Sen. It figures in the book ‘The Argumentative Indian’ which is a collection of writings on Indian history‚ culture and identity by the Economics Nobel prize winner. In the essay‚ Sen touches upon three issues. They are: • Inequality in the Indian society and the quest for equality; • Unity and diversity in India; and • Need for greater commitment
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Mikaela Jamieson‚ Jessica Kwon‚ Ted Shim‚ William Wong unit 2 essay outline #1 Since societies in the Classical World achieved a higher degree of internal organization than earlier communities‚ they were able to extend their focus to trade. Although the Silk Roads were the most well known trade routes during the classical era‚ the Spice trade was also prominent. Being affiliated with a blend of different societies and regions‚ the Silk Roads saw numerous amounts of goods. Similar to the Silk
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Legalism dominant belief system of the Qin rulers. Qin Shihuangdi first emperor recentralized various feudal kingdoms that had split apart at the end of the Zhou Dynasty standardized all the laws‚ currencies‚ weights‚ measures‚ and systems of writing; refused to tolerate any dissent whatsoever burn books and kill scholars if dissent occurred in the book or mind. Confucianism emerged in the classical period; emphasized education as the key to moral improvement. became the most important
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the duty of historians and students in the course of studying this period in Indian history. Outline Introduction Part I. The analysis-criticizing method of written sources Part II. Kautilya’s Arthashastra – a written source for the study of the Maurya period Conclusion References Sources of materials have played a crucial role in the study of histories or stories of the past. Historians’ job is to reconstruct the past through available information derived from these sources‚ and studying early
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Dravidian Civilization: Descendants from Indus Valley people that were conquered. Lowest part of society (sudras) Aryans mingled with them Maurya Empire 321-183 BCE Well administrated gov. Taxes‚ road repair‚ justice‚ defense Brutal yet efficient secret police Pataliputra (capital) had schools‚ libraries‚ parks‚ temples‚ palaces Largest Empire Chandragupta Maury: ruler in 321 BC‚ built capital Gupta Empire Golden age of peace and prosperity Advances in arts and sciences: zero‚ decimals‚ plastic
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In ancient India‚ tribes from across India had to carry out lots of funerary practices. These practices varied from jumping into fires to hiring professional mourners. These practices were completely different to Western countries. Like in ancient Jewish culture when a family member dies‚ they can’t watch television for 1 whole year! In ancient India when the widow’s husband died‚ she would have to jump into the fire with her husband and burn to death. This was called Sati. Another practice was
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