Ancient India By: Jalen White, Micahiah Dunn, Demitrios Dixon

Ancient India Vocabulary Subcontinent: a large landmass that is smaller than a continent Monsoons: seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry season Sanskrit: the most important language of Ancient India Caste System: divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation Hinduism: the largest religion in India today. 1 st religion in India. Focus on 4 Noble Truths, Karma, and Reincarnation Nonviolence: the avoidance of violent acts Fasting: going without food. Associated with religious rituals or protests Buddhism: a religion based on the teaching of Buddha. Centered on the ideas of the 8 Fold Path. Missionaries: people who work to spread their religious beliefs. Alloys: mixtures of two or more metals Astronomy: the study of the stars and planets Metallurgy: the science of working with metals Inoculation: injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease

Geography of Ancient India Mount Everest: World’s largest mountain, provides protection, fertile soil from runoffs, and brings in revenue to the country from tourism Indus River: One of the major rivers in India, played a big part in their religious & agricultural life. Provided trade routes and served as transportation. Human Impact - they grew crops on the land - they use the river as transportation - used mountains as protection

Important Figures In Ancient India Chandragupta Maurya - emperor in Ancient India - standardized weights and measurements - established a rigid bureaucracy - raised an army of 600,000 soldiers who united northern India Asoka - came to power around 270 B.C. - Chandragupta’s grandson, Asoka was an even greater ruler - fought bloody wars to increase the size of his kingdom - became a Buddhist, spread the faith of Buddhism Skanda Gupta - last Gupta king - drained treasury due to costly wars

Contributions of Ancient India Ancient India had some great contributions to modern society. Here are just a few of their many contributions…. - discovered inoculation: builds up defense against disease(s) - discovered alloys: bond metals together to create stronger metals - discovered astronomy: to discover mysteries in space (study of the stars and planets)

Conflict In Ancient India There was a civil war during this time period. Asoka, one of, if not the greatest Ancient Indian ruler ever died after setting up a great empire. After his death his empire began to split apart due to quarrelling of his sons. Eventually a new dynasty emerged, the Gupta Rulers (300 – 550 A.D.). This was the height of the Ancient Indian civilization, referred to as the Golden Age. As we all know after a civilization’s height, they eventually decline or get worse. This is what happened to Ancient India until their empire eventually crumbled.