History of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the history of the Indian subcontinent prior to the partition of India in 1947. For the modern Republic of India‚ see History of the Republic of India. For Pakistan and Bangladesh‚ see History of Pakistan and History of Bangladesh. "Indian history" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Native American history. Part of a series on the | History of India | | Chronology of Indian
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of the city of Troy. * Iliad‚ book 5‚ line 149 See Abas (3) by itself with citation tips (best for bookmarking). Abdera A Greek city on the coast of Thrake (Thrace) east of the river Nestos; the city was first settled in the seventh century BCE and
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While formulating a comparison and contrast between two sculptures; the "Lady of Auxerre” created in the Daedalic Greek class‚ c. 650 to 625 BCE in limestone standing approximately 2’5” and the “Nike of Samothrace” created in the Hellenistic Greek class‚ c. 200 BCE in marble standing approximately 8’. The Lady was found most likely in a cemetery at Eleutherna on the island of Crete and the Nike at its namesake of Samothrace Greece. The “Lady of Auxerre” is a depiction of a woman possibly in offering
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Daro and Harappa in the Indus River Valley- The civilization of the Indus River at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa arose at about 2500 BCE and ended with apparent destruction about 1500 BCE. 4. Shang in the Yellow River or Huang He Valley- The earliest
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connection of trade goods and active worldwide commerce. In the beginning of this period‚ around 200 BCE the Silk Road was just developing and China was in control as the route opened up to the west. Technologies changed over time greatly over the 1650 years previously mentioned. At first trade was accomplished by a few major civilizations‚ mainly the Chinese and Roman empires. Trade along the Silk Road in 200 BCE was facilitated on horseback‚ the most
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Great Indian and their contribution to the World The contributions to the world by india is remarkable and is unending from science to astrology to medical science and yoga‚ everywhere and still calm and compost. Following are some of the great indians with their extreme inventions and their contribution to the world. ARYABHATT (476 CE) MASTER ASTRONOMER AND MATHEMATICIAN [pic] Born in 476 CE in Kusumpur (Bihar)‚ Aryabhatt’s intellectual brilliance remapped the boundaries of mathematics
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stone and bones? Cai Lun successfully invented the very first batch of paper using fish nets and tree bark around 105 BCE. The invention of toilet paper would not have been possible without making paper first. Navigation was made easier with the invention of the compass. Would marinara sauce taste as good if it were not covering pasta or ravioli? Pasta was invented around 300 BCE‚ nearly 2000 years before the Italian or the Arabs. Would the wars of the world ended the way they did without gunpowder
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true-writing system means that both the encoder and the decoder (writer and reader) know what the characters or symbols mean. Most scholars agree that cuneiform writing system was the earliest form of true-writing. It dates back to 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia and 600 BCE in Mesoamerica. Development of Writing: The Mesopotamians are thought of as a earliest pioneers in the art of writing. They created the clay tablets
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First Peoples in Canada The People of the Atlantic: Time Span: 6000-1000 BCE Lifestyle: In pursuit of Caribou‚ the First Peoples reached the East Coast of Present Day Canada. Depended on the Harp Seal to supply them with food. The abundance of the seal allowed them to maintain a way of life for at least 6000 years. Diet relied on the sea (variety of fish‚ walrus‚ seals‚ sea birds) In winter‚ they moved inland to follow other sources of food (caribou) The archaeological find at L’Anse Amour gives
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bronze tools‚ merchants‚ craftsmen‚ political chariots Advanced astronomy; math Hammurabi’s Code administrators‚ priests; MESOPOTAMIA Social classes; based on 60 (developed by Pessimistic view of world‚ Competition among city states as 3500 BCE) perhaps due to irregular‚ well as frequent invasions led to Marriage contracts‚ veils for women; women of upper classes less equal than unpredictable flooding of the less political stability than in Egypt lower class counterparts rivers Polytheism
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