Geography
India was a subcontinent which is part of a continent that was considered a different region. India was a separate landmass that got connected to other lands. Hindu Kush is a mountain range in India. Also in India there is the world's highest mountain the Himalayas and those two mountains separate India from Asia and China. In India there was two rivers the Ganges and the Indus and those two rivers were used for irrigation and also those rivers carried a lot of silt. The two mountains were useful they blocked the cold north winds from reaching India. In India there were monsoons which was a seasonal wind system that watered plants and winds that caused floods.
India was a subcontinent which is part of a continent that was considered a different region. India was a separate landmass that got connected to other lands. Hindu Kush is a mountain range in India. Also in India there is the world's highest mountain the Himalayas and those two mountains separate India from Asia and China. In India there was two rivers the Ganges and the Indus and those two rivers were used for irrigation and also those rivers carried a lot of silt. The two mountains were useful they blocked the cold north winds from reaching India. In India there were monsoons which was a seasonal wind system that watered plants and winds that caused floods.
Religion
Hinduism is the major religion of India which was developed from Brahmanism and they were polytheistic but they only recognized one supreme leader because they thought all the gods connected with the other gods. The three most important deities are Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. There was also another religion called Jainism that started in India. The Jains believed in ahimsa which means nonviolence and they believed all living souls should be protected. Buddhism also began in India and the person who started it was Siddhartha Gautama a Hindu Prince who gave up his wealth. He was mostly called Buddha or the enlightened one and he made up the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
Hinduism is the major religion of India which was developed from Brahmanism and they were polytheistic but they only recognized one supreme leader because they thought all the gods connected with the other gods. The three most important deities are Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. There was also another religion called Jainism that started in India. The Jains believed in ahimsa which means nonviolence and they believed all living souls should be protected. Buddhism also began in India and the person who started it was Siddhartha Gautama a Hindu Prince who gave up his wealth. He was mostly called Buddha or the enlightened one and he made up the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
Achievements
In India's planned cities the city streets were all in grid lines. The Indians also made up the most important part of mathematics. They invented the decimal system which we still use to count money. Also they made up the symbol zero and the numeral system. Indian artisans also produced advanced methods of metallurgy. They made a iron pillar over 20 feet that resisted rust for 16 centuries outside of New Delhi. Kalidasa was one of the greatest writers in India and one of his plays Shakuntala was passed on from generations to generations. The Hindus also started to make pyramid shaped roofs and made houses out of stone instead of wood and that architecture spread to other places.
In India's planned cities the city streets were all in grid lines. The Indians also made up the most important part of mathematics. They invented the decimal system which we still use to count money. Also they made up the symbol zero and the numeral system. Indian artisans also produced advanced methods of metallurgy. They made a iron pillar over 20 feet that resisted rust for 16 centuries outside of New Delhi. Kalidasa was one of the greatest writers in India and one of his plays Shakuntala was passed on from generations to generations. The Hindus also started to make pyramid shaped roofs and made houses out of stone instead of wood and that architecture spread to other places.
Politics
First, Aryan Kingdoms battled each other and a northeastern kingdom named Magadha becomes powerful and India gets united to one leader Chandragupta Maurya. After he conquers a lot of land that is mostly the whole subcontinent. Also Chandragupta used spies like Darius to control his empire. Then the greatest king Asoka comes into power and he ruled by having defeating other kingdoms. Later he started to believe in Buddhism and he didn't want warfare and he just wanted to rule peacefully. And after Asoka passed away everything collapsed.
First, Aryan Kingdoms battled each other and a northeastern kingdom named Magadha becomes powerful and India gets united to one leader Chandragupta Maurya. After he conquers a lot of land that is mostly the whole subcontinent. Also Chandragupta used spies like Darius to control his empire. Then the greatest king Asoka comes into power and he ruled by having defeating other kingdoms. Later he started to believe in Buddhism and he didn't want warfare and he just wanted to rule peacefully. And after Asoka passed away everything collapsed.
Economy
The Indian people had to pay taxes for owning land and crops to pay of spies. Indians were mostly farmers and they wheat for rice and cotton for clothes. Also since was in between Asia and Western Asia they also lived on trading. They just traded stuff from West Asia to Asia and things from Asia to West Asia. Traders in India also traded cotton they grew to West Asia and Asia. India was also the most richest country during 0 BCE to 1700 BCE. Indians also made tools out of bronze and copper so they didn't need to trade tools. Also in India they domesticated animals by their selves so they didn't need to trade domesticated animals.
The Indian people had to pay taxes for owning land and crops to pay of spies. Indians were mostly farmers and they wheat for rice and cotton for clothes. Also since was in between Asia and Western Asia they also lived on trading. They just traded stuff from West Asia to Asia and things from Asia to West Asia. Traders in India also traded cotton they grew to West Asia and Asia. India was also the most richest country during 0 BCE to 1700 BCE. Indians also made tools out of bronze and copper so they didn't need to trade tools. Also in India they domesticated animals by their selves so they didn't need to trade domesticated animals.
Social Structure
The Indians used the caste system to choose the social class to each person by birth. The social classes were Brahmans which were the priests and scholars, Ksatriyas which were warriors, Vaisyas were merchants, Sudras were slaves, and they worst groups were called the Untouchables they had the worst job by disposing dead bodies. The social structure of the Indians were simple only the same level of people could get married and if they have a child that child is the same social class as them. Everyone worked hard in all social classes because they all believed when they die they will be born as a person in a higher social structure.
The Indians used the caste system to choose the social class to each person by birth. The social classes were Brahmans which were the priests and scholars, Ksatriyas which were warriors, Vaisyas were merchants, Sudras were slaves, and they worst groups were called the Untouchables they had the worst job by disposing dead bodies. The social structure of the Indians were simple only the same level of people could get married and if they have a child that child is the same social class as them. Everyone worked hard in all social classes because they all believed when they die they will be born as a person in a higher social structure.