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4000 BCE
Aryan Invasion
The Aryans migrate from Indian subcontinent, the Aryans brought new technology and innovations into India. This is important because it increased trade. They used a barter system rather than a monetary system. They also brought new gods and scriptures called Vedas which led to Hinduism. -
1900 BCE
Decline of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were located along Indus River Valley the reasons of their decline were the earthquakes, the plagues, Foreign Invasion and The massive floods. -
Period: 563 BCE to 463 BCE
Siddartha Guatama Founds Buddhism
Buddhism is a non-theistic religion belonging to the dharmic family and, according to the Hindu-Vedic philosophy, of the nastika type.
In Buddhism, one follows a disciplined life to move through and understand that nothing in oneself is "me," such that one dispels the very illusion of existence. -
Period: 322 BCE to 298 BCE
Maurya Empire
the two main leaders were Chandragupta Maurya and Asoka The Great the reason of their decine was the lack of comunication because they have a lot of terrain. -
Period: 320 BCE to 550 BCE
Gupta Dynasty
Some of the achievements of the gupta dynasty are Great scholars, Art and Architecture and Campaigns against foreign tribes and we called the Gupta empire the golden age because is the longest of major Indian empires extending for nearly three centuries. Mauryan empire lasted about 150 years; Mughal and British Raj each lasted slightly less than 200 years each. It had among the strongest of militaries and most efficient of administration among any Indian empire. -
Period: 273 BCE to 232 BCE
Reign of Asoka
Ashoka renounced armed conquest and adopted a policy that he called “conquest by dharma” -
Period: 262 BCE to 261 BCE
Battle of Kalinga
The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt Buddhism. However, he retained Kalinga and incorporated it into the Maurya Empire.
