MJoynerAncientIndia

Ancient India

BY:Makenzie joyner

Chapter 1

The ancient culture of india changed with the
arrival of the aryans.These nomadic people
introduced the caste system and changed the
indian society today. Sometime between 2000
and and 1500 BC, these nomadic
indo-european migrants arrive in the indus
valley civilization and ancient indian culture.
The little we do know about life in Harappa and
Mohenjo-Daro tells us that the ancient Indians
were skillful craftsmen and talented
city-planners, and that they loved to play games
and wear jewelry! We know that they had
well-planned cities with straight roads and neat
blocks.

Chapter 2

Indian religions, sometimes
also termed Dharmic religions
or Indic religions, are the
religions that originated in the
Indian subcontinent. These
religions, which include
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism,
and Sikhism, are also classified
as Eastern religion.

Chapter 3

Brahma: the god responsible for the
creation of the world and all living
things.
Vishnu: the god that preserves and
protects the universe.
Shiva: the god that destroys the
universe in order to recreate it.
Devi: the goddess that fights to
restore dharma.
Krishna: the god of compassion,
tenderness and love.

Chapter 4

Most of the indian population resided in
villages and the economy of the villages
was self sustaining.Agriculture was the
predominant occupation of the populace
and satisfied a villages food necessities.It
also provided raw materials for industries
like textile, food processing and crafts.

Chapter 5

Yavanas (Greeks) and Romans traded their wines,
coral, copper, tin, lead, glass, antimony and
aromatic storax for south India's precious beads,
ivory, pearls, turmeric, cardamom, myrrh, fine
cotton and mallow cloth, and most importantly,
pepper. But garum and olive oil also came to
ancient south India from Europe

Chapter 6

Scribes. Why scribes were important. ...
Farmers. Another specific job in ancient India
was being a farmer. ...
Blacksmiths. Blacksmiths. ...
Carpenters. Carpenters. ...
Traders. One of Ancient India's specialized jobs
was being a trader.