Ancient Indian Timeline

3000 B.C.E- 1000 C.E

By: Jakob Mann

In The Beginning (3000 B.C.E)

3000 B.C.E: Darvindian speaking people developed the civilization of the Indus Valley

It was the earliest civilization made by the ancient Indians.

The Indus Valley civilization grows up along the banks of the Indus River in what is now Pakistan

The two most important sites uncovered so far by archeologists are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

2500 B.C.E 2500 B.C.E the Indus valley civilizations go through an upgrade

There were two new cities

Harapa and Mohenjo-Daro

Advanced sewer system is designed in Mohenjodaro

Cultural exchange between the indus Valley civilization and Mesopotamia is especially prominent

2000 B.C.E Indo-Aryans invade and they take out the dravidians

The civilization of the Indus Valley declines

The Kurgan culture spreads to eastern Europe and northern Iran

1500 B.C.E The Aryans invade the Indus Valley region

Through the path that was used for trade

Religious texts are written in Vedic, an Indo-European language

1000 B.C.E The big Veda, the first Vedic literature is written a big step in their

communication skills and now they not only can verbally communicate but now they can write

900-100 B.C.E 876 b.c.e- The Hindus invent the zero 800 b.c.e- The Bramans, priestly castle, begin to emerge 800-500 b.c.e - The Upanishads are written around this time; the

doctrines of rebirth and the transmigration of souls start to appear, leading to important theological transformations within Hinduism

563 b.c.e – Gautama Siddharta Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is born somewhere in what is today Nepal

540 b.c.e – Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, is born 537 b.c.e – Cyrus the Eprsian campaigns west of the Indus River 517-509 b.c.e – Darius the Persian defeat

900 B.C.E – 100 B.C.E (cont.)

527 b.c.e- prince Siddhartha Gautama is in tightened and becomes the Buddha

Bimbisara dies and is succeeded by Ajatasgatru

250 b.c.e- Buddhist carve the first cave temples

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