1. Ancient Indian Civilizations
CHAPTER 3
Ancient Indian Civilizations
Section 1: Indus River Valley Civilizations
Section 2: Indo-Aryan Migrants
Section 3: Hinduism and Buddhism
Section 4: Ancient Indian Dynasties and Empires
Section 5: Ancient Indian Life and Culture

2. SECTION 2
Indo-Aryan Migrants
Question:
What were some of the governmental, social, and economic characteristics of Indo-Aryan society?

3. Characteristics of Indo-Aryan Society
SECTION 2
Indo-Aryan Migrants
Characteristics of Indo-Aryan Society
Government
Social Life
Economy
• tribes formed small city-states
• complex system of social orders
• mostly farmers
• wheat and barley major crops
• elaborate rules governed marriage among the different orders
• each state ruled by raja and his council
• poor transportation and trading methods sometimes limited trade
• parent-arranged marriage favored
• marriage by purchase, by capture, and by mutual consent recognized
• system of barter for goods

4. Question: How were the classes categorized and ranked in early India?
SECTION 3
Israel and the Occupied Territories
Hinduism and Buddhism
Question:
How were the classes categorized and ranked in early India?

5. Class System in Early India
SECTION 3
Israel and the Occupied Territories
Hinduism and Buddhism
Class System in Early India
Upper Class
Middle Class
Lower Class
Brahmins: priests, scholars
rulers, warriors
merchants, traders, farmers
peasants bound to the land
Pariahs: untouchables

6. SECTION 4
Ancient Indian Dynasties and Empires
Question:
What were the accomplishments of the Mauryan and Gupta rulers in ancient India?

7. Mauryan and Gupta Rulers
SECTION 4
Ancient Indian Dynasties and Empires
Mauryan and Gupta Rulers
Mauryan
Gupta
Examples:
 made Patalipura into a beautiful city
 united northern India
Chandragupta Maurya
 enlarged empire to include all but the southern tip of India
 converted to Buddhism
As’oka
 favored Hinduism
 society and the arts prospered
Chandra Gupta II
last Gupta ruler
empire was weakened under his rule
Skanda Gupta

8. Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 3
1. How did the physical geography and climate of the Indian subcontinent help lead to the development of a unique civilization?
2. What were the particular scientific and technological achievements of ancient Indian civilization?
3. In what ways did Hinduism and Buddhism influence daily life in ancient India?