ANCIENT INDIAN CIVILIZATION INTRODUCTION In the 1920s‚ a huge discovery in South Asia proved that Egypt and Mesopotamia were not the only "early civilizations." In the vast Indus River plains (located in what is today Pakistan and western India)‚ under layers of land and mounds of dirt‚ archaeologists discovered the remains of a 4‚600 year-old city. A thriving‚ urban civilization had existed at the same time as Egyptian and Mesopotamian states — in an area twice each of their sizes. The Indian
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Ancient Technologies During the growth of the ancient civilizations‚ ancient technology was the result from advances in engineering in ancient times. These advances in the history of technology stimulated societies to adopt new ways of living and governance. It was the growth of the ancient civilizations which produced the greatest advances in technology and engineering‚ advances which stimulated other societies to adopt new ways of living and governance. I will be discussing about the ancient
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ABOUT INDIA INDIA: India‚ officially the Republic of India‚ is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area‚ the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people‚ and the most populous democracy in the world. Capital: New Delhi Population: 1.241 billion (2011) World Bank President: Pranab Mukherjee Official languages: Hindi Language‚ English Language Government: Constitutional republic‚ Parliamentary system‚ Federal republic . INTRODUCTION: It is impossible
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Vedic age till now the 21st century. Their position has differed from period to period and varied in different parts of the country at the same time. The women of our nation were not always suppressed and restraint. During the various finds from Mohenjodaro like the female goddesses‚ female figurines‚ ornaments and toilet jars‚ it was assumed that a form of matriarchate prevailed and women were at the forefront‚
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Culture and civilisation are two such concepts‚ which are devoid any concrete definition. The word ’culture’ broadly covers the sum total of a nation’s aesthetic and intellectual achievements. India from time immemorial has been regarded as a land of composite culture c prosperity—thus attracting intellectuals and adventurers alike—may they be the Romans‚ who traded with the Tamil kingdoms of the south or Christian missionaries of the 1st Century A.D. landing in Kerala or persecuted forefathers of
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the banks of River Indus‚ in the alluvial north - western plains. Similar findings like the coastal cities of Lothal and Dwarka came to light more recently along the coast of Gujarat. However‚ the Indus Valley Civilisation’s two urban centres at Mohenjodaro and Harappa gradually declined in the second millennium BC‚ and almost completely disintegrated around 1500 BC due to ecological reasons like drying up of rivers and drought. The coastal cities disintegrated due to massive floods. | | |
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international famed historical places of South Kosal ie‚ present Chhattisgarh. Sirpur‚ located at the bank of Mahanadi river. Urban development and city planning which developed during Harappan Period‚ the example of which are great cities like Mohenjodaro‚ Harappa‚ Lothal‚ Kalibangan‚ Rupar‚ Dholavira‚ etc.‚ survived during Early Historical period and later on in Dakshin Kosala (Chhattisgarh)‚ the outstanding examples of which are Sirpur‚ Malhar‚ Ratanpur etc. Out of these‚ so far‚ only Sirpur has
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people were most likely Dravidians‚ who may have been pushed down into south India when the Aryans‚ with their more advanced military technology‚ commenced their migrations to India around 2‚000 BCE. Excavations conducted in the ancient cities of Mohenjodaro and Harappa point to a highly complex civilization‚ they had road‚ sewage systems and gathering centers. These cities were urban and were not very agricultural. The Indus Valley Civilization offers first evidence of literacy in Indian history. 1700
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Ancient civilizations The following 4 ancient civilizations all have very different types of development whether it be because the difference in geographical‚ economic or social location does not change the fact that these four civilizations have come (and some have not come) to present day extremely different from one another because of their different developmental patterns. Extremely early Egyptians began settling along the Nile during the Neolithic period. The Nile provided necessary resources
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music developed by the society from generation to generation. Viewed in this light‚ our cultural heritage is immensely vast and varied. India is the cradle of one of the earliest civilizations of the world. The archeological excavations at Mohenjodaro in the present day Pakistan and at Harappa (Gujarat‚ India) have revealed the existence of an urban civilization about 5000 years old. People lived in cities and had access to public baths‚ wide roads and engaged in maritime trade. Religion of the
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