The gender structure of ancient Egypt and India is different in many different ways. Most of these things change as time goes by but back then most of them are really different. In Egypt women were granted more freedom while in India women were like property’s and were controlled by completing every men in their family.(Anne Wallace Sharp‚ S. Kambitsis) In India if a woman husband die‚ she is not allowed to remarry and can not be independent. (S. Kambitsis) While in Egypt remarrying is totally normal
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5th century AD the Gupta Hindu Kingdom region of classical India started as a highly political‚ regionalized caste system to a religious Hindu based culture‚ and a more science thinking culture. Classical India did not develop the solid political traditions and institutions of Chinese civilization‚ nor the high level of political interest that would characterize classical Greece and Rome. The most persistent political features of India in the classical period involved regionalism. Regionalism has
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The geographical features of ancient Egypt and ancient India both had similar roots but at the same time made enough of a difference to shape and create very different societies. For this reason the two are rather similar but equally diverse at the same time. The abundant natural resources made available to these people provided the growth of densely populated and complex societies‚ with refined cultural traditions. A benefactor of the geography of these lands was most definitely the natural
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expand and spread out over the land‚ instead of overusing the soil and woodlands? (114) What were the Aryans after when they invaded the Indus Valley? Are there any other ancient cultures whose writing we have but cannot understand? To the north of Rome‚ a new culture had appeared around 700 BCE called the Etruscan’s. Since ancient Roman times‚ scholars have debated about who these people were‚ where did they come from and what language did they speak? (87) Even today with all the archaeological
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Humans have created urban areas right since the ancient times. Urbanization‚ as we know it now‚ began with the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century‚ and has only been on the rise ever since. Statistics tell us that half of the world’s people already live in urban areas‚ with that number set to expand in the years to come. Our cities have been luring people for various reasons‚ the basic one being the hope of a better life. People are drawn to the cities for the comforts they offer‚ the opportunities
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Buddhism started in ancient India‚ before the spread to the world .Buddhism was found by Siddhartha Gautama (c. 563-483 BC)‚ a northern Indian aristocrat who was troubled by questions concerning the meaning of life and the existence of suffering and death in the world. In his late twenties‚ Gautama then abandoned his wife and family and a cloistered life of luxury and set out to find answers to his questions using the traditional Hindu methods of self-denial and meditation. His quest lasted six years
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1. How did the geographical location of the Indus Valley make possible the growth of civilization there? The growth of civilization in the Indus Valley was made possible by the many geographical features surrounding the area where settlement in India first began. For example‚ the Indus River‚ which flows across the northern region of the subcontinent‚ would flood when the heavy snows of the Himalayas melted. As a result‚ a layer of fertile soil was left behind along the banks of the river‚ creating
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The laws and guidelines of ancient India have many similarities to the laws and guidelines of other ancient civilizations we’ve studied in the past two weeks. In the "Law of Manu" we see the creation of the caste system‚ a system which places people in predisposed social classes which dictate your profession and your worth. The classes range from the Brahman which are the highest ranked people within the society‚ to the Shuda which are the least ranked and known to be the servants of the upper classes
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Ancient India Today in Social Studies class I learned about India. The five topics Ms. Chan taught me for India is Science‚ Technology‚ Writing‚ Math‚ and Art. There were a lot of interesting things I didn’t know. I will start off with Science. There are two different types of Science in India‚ first the Medical Science‚ and then the Astronomy Science. In the Medical Science the Indians created two hospitals‚ one for people‚ and the other for animals. They also conducted surgeries. These surgeries
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Ancient India saw great advancements in medical science. Some of these fields were dental surgery‚ cataract extraction and plastic surgery. It is amazing that even in the absence of anesthesia some of the complex operations are performed. Around 800 B.C the first instances of surgery were recorded. It was considered as one of the eight branches of Ayurveda.Shushruta- Samhita is the oldest treatise dealing with surgery. The main medical practitioners were Atraya‚ Charaka and Shusruta.Shushruta studied
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