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2500 BCE
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
*Which river were this settlements located?
Indus River
*What was the reason for their decline?
Diseases, Tuberculosis and Leprosy -
1500 BCE
Aryan Invasion
*From were did the Aryans migrated?
Europe, in the east, and Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and the northern areas of India.
*What geographycal feature did the use to enter India?
The tectonic plate of India were are the Mountains Himalayas.
*Were did they move the seat of power and influence?
India -
563 BCE
Siddartha Gautama founds Buddhism
*What is Buddhism?
Philosophical system and religion that had its origin in the Buddha's teachings. It is characterized by believing in reincarnation and aspiring to attain nirvana through a life of stillness, contemplation, austerity and moral discipline.
*How does it differ from Hinduism?
Hinduism is the predominant religious tradition of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in countries like India and Nepal. With more than one billion faithful. -
320 BCE
Gupta Dynasty
*What were some accomplishments during the dynasty?
The Indian teachings differentiate the four world ages (yugas ) not according to metals, but according to quality depicted as colors, whereby the color white is the purest quality and belongs to the first, ideal age.
The krita yuga also known as the Satya yuga, the First and Perfect Age, as described in the mahabhbrata, a hindu epic -
320 BCE
Maurya Empire
*Who were the two man leaders of the Mauryan Dinasty?
The leaders of the Maurya Empire were: Chandragupta Maurya (322 BCE-298 BCE), Bindusara (297 BCE-272 BCE)
*What did eventually fall?
The Maurya Empire was too vast in its extent. While extending to the farthest corners of the Indian sub-continent it also included territories outside the natural frontiers of India.
This vastness was itself a source of weakness rather than of strength because of the lack of communication. -
262 BCE
Battle of Kalinga
*How this affect Asoka?
The Kalinga War was fought in India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga. Kalinga was an independent feudal kingdom located on the coast of the present-day state of Odisha and the northern parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Kalinga War, the only major war Ashoka fought after his accession to the throne, included one of the largest and bloodiest battles in history. -
232 BCE
Reign of Asoka
*What is Asoka most famous for doing?
Ashoka renounced armed conquest and adopted a policy that he called “conquest by dharma” (i.e., by principles of right life).
*How did he accomplish this?
In order to gain wide publicity for his teachings and his work, Ashoka made them known by means of oral announcements ... (100 of 855 words)
