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2016 BCE
Indian temples
The monks are in the temples practicing asceticism alone or in a group. A Hindu Temple or Mandr is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together -
Siddhartha Guthama
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. -
Blue Pottery
Blue pottery is how they make pots ad vasesJaipur blue pottery, made out of a similar frit material to Egyptian faience, is glazed and low-fired. -
Aryan Invasions
The Indo-Aryan migration theory[note 1] proposes that the Indo-Aryan languages were introduced into Anatolia (ancient Mittani), the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and Inner Asia during the second millennium BCE by migrations from Indo-European peoples, who triggered a language shift in northern India. The Iranian languages were brought into Iran by the Iranians, who were closely related to the Indo-Aryans. -
Food
The ancient Indians ate a diet of mostly wheat, barley, vegetables, fruits (Indian dates, mangoes, and berries), meats (cow, sheep and goats), and dairy products. Archeologists have found fishing nets and hooks in the ruins of early Indian civilizations, showing that they also liked to catch and eat fish.
