Ancient India

  • 2016 BCE

    School

    Older kids, who went to school, lived at school. You had to do everything yourself. Even princes had to wash their clothes, cook their food, and follow a rigorous course of studies.
  • 200 BCE

    Himalayas

    The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The Himalayan range has the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
  • 200 BCE

    There worshiper

    Hinduism is a religion, or a way of life, found most notably in India and Nepal. With almost one billion followers, Hinduism is the world's third largest religion by population.
  • 200 BCE

    Buddhism

    Buddhism forms an important part of Indian history and culture. Buddhism is a religion that is based on Dharma and Philosophy. It was started by Siddhartha Gautama more popularly known as Lord Buddha.
  • 200 BCE

    Buddism

    Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India.
  • 185 BCE

    Maurya Empire

    The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between c. 322 and 185 BCE.