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Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE
Indus River Valley Civilization
The time before 2000bc. Religion involved ritual bathing http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/7f7ec2cc896632fa3d6ce77ac3461f538f7d9ae5.jpg -
Period: 1500 BCE to 500
Vedic period
Period of Aryan people of Indus valley and the Indian subcontinent. The religion centered around animal sacrifice http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/9201c5d08b8adf9e54feeb00dfb3172477277383.jpg -
700 BCE
Codification of aryan beliefs
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Period: 500 BCE to 500
Classical Age
A new period of religious development. Included new forms of worship such as Puja. http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/4405908f4e9852b8ee2911e80faf3a9e6a504385.jpg -
300 BCE
The Bhagavad Gita is written
The Bhagavad Gita often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Sanskrit scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. -
320
Gupta empire founded
The Gupta empire stood as a powerhouse in the region. Its Hindu beliefs lent it prestige in the Indian subcontinent. -
480
The temple at Bhitargaon is built
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500
The fall of the Gupta Empire
The empire fell due to internal pressures. This was also due to severe external forces from other Hindu nations. -
Period: 500 to 1500
Medieval period
Rise in devotion to popular deities. Also saw a rise in Gurus.
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770
The temple at Ellora
This temple showed the engineering feats of Hindus. It was cut from solid rock and dedicated to Shiva. -
1122
Angkor Wat
The construction of this temple took generations. Today it stands as one of the great wonders of the world. -
1498
Arrival of Europeans
Vasco de Gama was the first European to arrive. Finding spices he soon set a pattern of European voyages to India. -
Period: 1500 to
Pre-modern period
This age saw influences of other religions in the region taking hold. This would be predominently in Buddhism and Islam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/ccf029a6a8cfa7552fe9e230f97d3e2cff3672c9.jpg -
Britain claims India
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Ghandi leads resistance to British
From salt marches to other forms of protest Ghandi leads his people to resist. This ends with Britain surrendering India.
