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Ancient India's Contributions to the World | Ancient Discoveries

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Ancient India's Contributions to the World | Ancient Discoveries The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Anatomically modern humans, as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago.[1] The Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE in present-day Pakistan and northwest India, was the first major civilization in South Asia.[2] A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture developed in the Mature Harappan period, from 2600 to 1900 BCE.[3] This civilization collapsed at the start of the second millennium BCE and was later followed by the Iron Age Vedic Civilization, which extended over much of the Indo-Gangetic plain and which witness the rise of major polities known as the Mahajanapadas. In one of these kingdoms, Magadha, Mahavira and Gautama Buddha propagated their Shramanic philosophies during the fifth and sixth century BCE. Most of the subcontinent was conquered by the Maurya Empire during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. From the 3rd century BC onwards Prakrit and Pali literature in the north and the Sangam literature in southern India started to flourish.[4][5] The famous Wootz steel originated in south India in the 3rd century BC and was also exported to foreign countries.[6][7][8] Various parts of India were ruled by numerous Middle kingdoms for the next 1,500 years, among which the Gupta Empire stand out. This period, witnessing a Hindu religious and intellectual resurgence, is known as the classical or "Golden Age of India". During this period, aspects of Indian civilization, administration, culture, and religion (Hinduism and Buddhism) spread to much of Asia, while kingdoms in southern India had maritime business links with the Roman Empire from around 77 CE. During this period Indian cultural influence spread over many parts of Southeast Asia which led to the establishment of Indianized kingdoms in Southeast Asia (Greater India). For More Info Please Visit Original Source at :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India Watch more video for Ancient Discoveries: - Civilisation (1969) Full Part 1 to 13 : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZY8vtVCE4KT51KTBsU1UGAb2Ex8AHW7 - The Ancient Greeks: Crucible of Civilization Full Episode : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZY8vtVCE4IT290Z73Ru1sE2DV_41PsQ - The Roman Empire Full Episode : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZY8vtVCE4ITanUwoRbwQwtAmkRyEwpX - Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDZY8vtVCE4JnTTBcTrFth9HPGWXswpjT More Documentary Links: Visit our site: http://www.documentaryshow.com/ http://www.documentarytv168.weebly.com/ http://www.ancienthistory007.wordpress.com http://www.thebesthistory168.blogspot.com/ http://www.historytv168.blogspot.com/ http://www.dt1681.blogspot.com/ http://www.ngm168.blogspot.com/ http://www.history168.blogspot.com/