India



__Physical Features and Climate__ Weather in India during the a certian time of year was mostly dry and sunny but one day it started raining very hard. Most of the cities were flooded, particularly the train tracks, streets and roads. The fields got hit the worst! .Well this happens it is hard to know what will happen next so they are carefull! When this time of year comes they call it the monsoon.

__Government__ In India the word " governance" has many different meanings at different time periods in the Indian religion. In the beginning of the vedic age the people of India did not live the setted life like they should have. Some families lived with other families.This is because the organization was mainly tribal. The Raja, meaning (the head of the tribe) was supposed to be in charge. But the concept was that the king was not fully developed. Later on in time, kingdoms would start to grow larger. By the sixth century there were about sixteen kingdoms (Mahajanapadas which means kingdom in India). Also, in India there was a very small republic. The republics had some elements (Substance) paid. The king (Raja) was assisted by a large amount of officials. The members of council would give advice to the king. But after a while, the king would make his own decisions.

__Social Needs__ The Indus Valley civilization had been around from 3000-2500 BC and1500 BC. In Ancient India the people would normaly ingnore talking with others and having a social life. the people who arn't very popular would normaly be the more important ones not the governs and the rulers. the studies show that a few aspects of the Ancient India social life.

__Values and Beliefs__ India has three main religions, one of which is Hinduism. The others are Buddhism and Islam. The Hindu religion is when the early Indians believed in things such as rebirth and after life to explain the fears that some have today, such as sharp corners, being afraid of the dark, scared of being alone and more. This religion was formed at about 500 BC. The idea of rebirth became very popular with the religion of Hinduism. People of the Indian culture thought that when you died, you would keep coming back to earth in a form of another living creature. That religion then brought up another idea that turned into another religion. The people decided that once they had died that they did not want to keep coming back to earth. They decided that they wanted to do something that did not involve being reborn after passing away. Prince Siddhartha Gautama Buddha thought of a way that he could get off the wheel of reincarnation (rebirth) if you were holy enough. The people that celebrated this religion did not have to be as pure as their God. That is - if you had learned the lessons of life and you studied and demonstrated them, then you would no longer be reborn. This religion was called Buddhism. The people that share the religion of Buddhism are called Bodistava's. The whole point of the religion is to become enlightened. The Islam religion is when the Indians believed that there was only one God named Allah. The Christian path states that there were two Holy Men named Moses and Jesus. The Muslums believed that there was another Holy Man named Mohammed. "After the Islamic Empire was founded, many Muslims lived in the old Sassian Empire, and a lot of old Zoroastrian beliefs also became common among Muslims". Muslims also believed that if you fallowed the rules of Allah( the God of the Muslems) then you would have a good life here on earth and when you pass away. People belive that Allah is the only God he has no Family. Allah wants the muslems to belive in him only, Allah wanted you to give charity to the poor, he wanted you to fast during the time of Ramadan and the holy month.Allah wanted the muslims to pray to him at least 5 times each day, when doing so they would have to face the most holy place. He wanted you to travel to Mecca at least once in a life time. These were the demands of the islam religion. These are the main 3 values and belifes of the early Indians. media type="youtube" key="lswucQ_GsSI" height="344" width="425"

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__Scientific and Technological Advances__ The Indians invented chess. They also enjoyed creating fired bricks and pottery. The Indians do very well in the field of astronomy, mathematics and medicine. In ancient India mathematics was known the word Ganita, during the time when you studied Ganita you learned arithmetic, geometry, algebra, astronomy and astrology. The ancient Indians created the notation system, the decimal system and the use of the number zero. Technology and scientific advances in India was a big part of the country. They would get export earnings while providing employment to a great number of its people.During the Gupta period mathematics was developed more advanced than any other nation. Quite early India created calculations were o.k for the Greeks to study and led to the study of number for its own sake. They created earliest of nine digits and a zero this happened around 595 A.D.

__Other__ Before the Guptas: In ancient India long ago, India was collection of undefeated kingdoms after the last of the Mauryan kings were assassinated in 184 BC. During the period the most powerful kingdoms were not in the north but they were in the deccan to the south also in the west to the north in between the two. But still the north remained culturally active the most active where Buddhism and where Hinduism was being gradually remade by Upanishadic movements which are talked about in more detail in the section on religous history. The dream had not disappeared. It would be realized by a northern kingdom and would usher in one of the most creative periods in Indian history.

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__Food__ In ancient India they were very good farmers. They grew barley, wheat rice, melons and cotton and kept their crops in a central storage in each city. They kept cow, pigs, buffalo and sheep. All Indians lived in banks of rivers and they used normal fish hooks to catch fish. Indians ate both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. In India their main meal was products of wheat served with barley or rice along with fish or meat. Indians would have to sacrifice lots of animals because they eat lots of different meats. The Indians didn't want to sacrifice anymore animals ,so they became vegetarians.



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In Ancient India they had wore clothing that was mostly cotton. India was the first place to wear cotton and also be growing cotton so early as 2500 B.C.( The Harappan time period) But later on woman had worn a peice of cloth called Sari. This was in the Aryan time period. To make the cloth look like a dress they had wrapped it around themselves in different ways. The Saris were introduced 600 B.C and was mentioned in the Vedas. The woman who were rich had Sris made out of silk but the others had thiers made out of cotton. The Indians wore the Saris as a skirt or a scarf wrapped around thier shoulder ro also they would wrap it over thier head as a veil. When working the woman would make pants by pulling the Saris up in between the legs. Also when the woman in the army, as they are fighting they would tuck the top part and tuck it in the back of thier Sari. This is to let thier arms more free so that it is easier to help fight. Saris are between five to nine yards long, they are very bright colours, but some widows had also worn white Saris.



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