The base of this map includes modern India and the blue coloured overlay is of ancient India as stated in the legend.
This is a pyramid showing the places of key groups in ancient India's society.
Ancient India
In ancient India the women would always stay at home, look after the children and do the house work. Her husband and eldest sons were responsible to provide for the family. In the early Vedic period, women were equal to men but in the later Vedic period, women fell below men.
In ancient India the women would always stay at home, look after the children and do the house work. Her husband and eldest sons were responsible to provide for the family. In the early Vedic period, women were equal to men but in the later Vedic period, women fell below men.
Ancient India: Invasion by Alexander the Great
Summary:
In 327 B.C. Alexander the Great was welcomed into India by the princes of Punjab. The king; Porus was not happy about this so he put together a army and fought against The Greeks. There were elephant on the Indians side but the fierce and strong Greeks scared them off which helped because the elephants ran on and killed some of the Indian kings fighters. Porus was also injured in that battle which he lost. After that Alexander treated Porus as a great king and warrior and so they became friends.
Tweets:
# India was the land of gold, spice, gems and peacocks and grew rich because very few travelled there @rani1
# In 327 B.C., the great Greek conqueror Alexander found his way there @rani1
# He had invaded Syria, Egypt, and Persia and he next marched to invade the unknown land of gold @rani1
# Alexander invaded a part of India canned Punjab, which was under the ruling of a king called Porus with many princes below him @rani1
# These Princes didn’t like Porus and gladly welcomed Alexander but Porus gathered an army to fight against the Greek invaders @rani1
# On one side of a wide river lay the Greeks, on the other side lay the Indians and it was impossible to cross @rani1
# Alexander and his men swam, walked and ran through the water the a great war was fought @rani1
# It was the first time Greeks saw elephants at war and it was a big shock with all the stomping @rani1
# Alexanders men were much stronger than the Indians so the horse men charged the elephants @rani1
# The elephants ran back in fright and stomped on some of the Indian soldiers to death @rani1
# Porus the king was even wounded in this battle @rani1
# Porus and his army were finally defeated @rani1
# From then on Alexander treated Porus as a great king and warrior @rani1
# Alexander and Porus became friends @rani1
Summary:
In 327 B.C. Alexander the Great was welcomed into India by the princes of Punjab. The king; Porus was not happy about this so he put together a army and fought against The Greeks. There were elephant on the Indians side but the fierce and strong Greeks scared them off which helped because the elephants ran on and killed some of the Indian kings fighters. Porus was also injured in that battle which he lost. After that Alexander treated Porus as a great king and warrior and so they became friends.
Tweets:
# India was the land of gold, spice, gems and peacocks and grew rich because very few travelled there @rani1
# In 327 B.C., the great Greek conqueror Alexander found his way there @rani1
# He had invaded Syria, Egypt, and Persia and he next marched to invade the unknown land of gold @rani1
# Alexander invaded a part of India canned Punjab, which was under the ruling of a king called Porus with many princes below him @rani1
# These Princes didn’t like Porus and gladly welcomed Alexander but Porus gathered an army to fight against the Greek invaders @rani1
# On one side of a wide river lay the Greeks, on the other side lay the Indians and it was impossible to cross @rani1
# Alexander and his men swam, walked and ran through the water the a great war was fought @rani1
# It was the first time Greeks saw elephants at war and it was a big shock with all the stomping @rani1
# Alexanders men were much stronger than the Indians so the horse men charged the elephants @rani1
# The elephants ran back in fright and stomped on some of the Indian soldiers to death @rani1
# Porus the king was even wounded in this battle @rani1
# Porus and his army were finally defeated @rani1
# From then on Alexander treated Porus as a great king and warrior @rani1
# Alexander and Porus became friends @rani1
The Great Indian Ashoka
Ashoka
Ashoka was a cruel and angry man who came to power in 269 BCE. Ashoka was horrified at the number of killed civilians from the Kalinga region. He vowed to never again wage war and so he became a Buddhist, making Buddhism the Empire’s official religion in 260 BCE. Ashoka promoted Buddhism and build 84 000 stupas throughout the empire, dedicated to Buddha. His decision to become Buddhist changed him as a person and the way he ruled. After Ashoka became Buddhist he said ‘all men are my children’ as Ashoka devoted all his time and attention to his people. He ruled the Mauryan Empire for 37 years and he reduced conflict, introduced respect and consideration to those in lower classes and believe such changes would unite people. Ashoka was born around 304 BCE and died in 232 BCE.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a cruel and angry man who came to power in 269 BCE. Ashoka was horrified at the number of killed civilians from the Kalinga region. He vowed to never again wage war and so he became a Buddhist, making Buddhism the Empire’s official religion in 260 BCE. Ashoka promoted Buddhism and build 84 000 stupas throughout the empire, dedicated to Buddha. His decision to become Buddhist changed him as a person and the way he ruled. After Ashoka became Buddhist he said ‘all men are my children’ as Ashoka devoted all his time and attention to his people. He ruled the Mauryan Empire for 37 years and he reduced conflict, introduced respect and consideration to those in lower classes and believe such changes would unite people. Ashoka was born around 304 BCE and died in 232 BCE.
The four lions on this pillar at Sarnathare is now the official symbol of India’s modern Republic.
the image above is sourced from
theguardian.com
theguardian.com
Indian Invention (Law of signs in multiplication):
Without Ancient India we would not have the law of signs and multiplication. The concept of a negative number was very well understood in ancient India, they knew if you owed someone $20 you had -$20. overtime this knowledge was passed onto Arab countries and then Europe.
Without Ancient India we would not have the law of signs and multiplication. The concept of a negative number was very well understood in ancient India, they knew if you owed someone $20 you had -$20. overtime this knowledge was passed onto Arab countries and then Europe.
Indian Invention (Hinduism):
Hinduism is one of the longest surviving religions that may date back to 2000 B.C. since then there has been some changes in the religion but the same principals apply. Because Hinduism was created many years ago, how it started and what you had to do is unclear but today people still follow the religion to the extent it has grown.
Hinduism is one of the longest surviving religions that may date back to 2000 B.C. since then there has been some changes in the religion but the same principals apply. Because Hinduism was created many years ago, how it started and what you had to do is unclear but today people still follow the religion to the extent it has grown.
