Free Essays on The Oldest Civilization India

  1. Spice Routes of India

    Story of India: Spice Routes & Silk Roads The routes of India arose 2,000 years ago. Produce of weed grass and beetles were some of there riches. Hippalus discovered the routes of India. Some of South India’s worth are pepper and ginger. Indian was the first international cuisine. Indians wanted cardomon...

  2. Indus Valley Civilization

    INDIA India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian...

  3. China and India Political and Economical Structures

    The People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India: Comparing and Contrasting Political and Economic Structures I. Introduction: In a political perspective “The People’s Republic of China” and the “Republic of India” are from diverse dimensions in which China is mostly dominated by the...

  4. Indian Myths Influence the Caste System

    India is known for more than its traditional fashions we perceive today. There is more to its mere modern society. India is an ancient city with a very captivating background. From social, religious, to historical aspects, ancient India has been created on a foundation that stands strong in its beliefs...

  5. Ancient India

    Ancient India The civilizations of the Indus River Valley were a very unique group for a number of reasons. As with most ancient civilizations, the social, political and economic systems were guided by religious beliefs. For ancient Indians; however, religious practice literally dictated most levels...

  6. Outline of Buddhism and Hinduism

    The Differences between Buddhism and Hinduism Thesis: As two of the worlds oldest and most established religions, Hinduism and Buddhism have their similarities and differences. I. Both religions are practiced in South East Asia and have influenced each other. A. Buddhism came from Hinduism. B...

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    seven-holed flute and various types of stringed instruments, such as the Ravanahatha, have been recovered from the Indus Valley Civilization archaeological sites.[5] India has one of the oldest musical traditions in the world—references to Indian classical music (marga) are found in the Vedas, ancient scriptures...

  8. The British East India Company

    George:  The British East India Company under the direct supervision of Francis Day and Andrew Cogon built it in 1640 AD. This place achieved its name from Saint George, the patron saint of England. The fort houses Saint Mary's Church and fort museum. Saint Mary's Church the oldest Anglican Church built...

  9. The World's Oldest Organized Religion

    Pritchett Axia College of University of Phoenix HUM 130 BOB DURHAM September 19, 2008 Hinduism Hinduism is generally regarded as the world's oldest organized religion. Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder, a specific theological...

  10. The Clash Within Civilization

     “BOOK REVIEW” “THE CLASH WITHIN CIVILIZATION “ -BY DIETER SENGASS Dieter Senghaas is a social scientist, peace researcher and theorist of Germany. He is a professor of Peace, Conflict and development studies. This book by Dieter Sengass is...

  11. The Good Life in Ancient India

    Alexis Morris Moffett Indian Philosophy, Per. 3 25 March, 2014 Living in the US allows us to have our own personal beliefs, but in ancient India, they were strict with their morals. They believed enforcing an organized social class would create and maintain structure, also believing that valuing...

  12. Is Oboma Good for India

    obama understands that india and america are tied by their common foundations in democracy and their shared values of liberty. if he does not link kashmir issue to afghanistan war and foolishly believes that resolving kashmir issue would convince pakistan to concentrate on cooperating with america to...

  13. Adherents in Hinduism

    yoga are one of the several core schools of Hindu philosophy, broadly known as the Sanatan Dharm (Hindi: सनातन धर्म). Hinduism is regarded as the oldest of the world's major religions[1] and Hindu mythology and philosophy have had a profound impact in many parts of the world, especially southern and...

  14. The Wold's Oldest Religion

     Hinduism 1 Hinduism Axia College Hinduism 2 Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion. It started with the Hindu people. The word Hindu comes from the Sabakrit word sindu, Meaning river. The Persians in the 5th century called the Hindus this because they were the people of the land of...

  15. revolution in religion and philosophy in the civilizations in India and China

    India - India for most of its time was under the rule of imperial powers. There was the Mauryan Dynasty (324BC-183BC), Gupta rulers, and the Nomadic invasion. Under the rule of Ashoka, Mauryan rule followed the characteristic of the imperial pattern of dividing territory into provinces and use of a...

  16. History of Islam in Britain

    writing was the message affected hearts of people convert to Islam. Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) renamed the area Yasreb as Medina – city of civilization. Islamic civilization is the heritage mankind on the earth. Islam has developed science and arts in the world. Avicenna (Ibn Sena) is the father of medicine...

  17. What Is Chinese Civilization

    A question academics and historians have asked throughout time is simply what is Civilization. Civilization can be defined as an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture science, industry and government has been reached. With that stated we must now look upon the question which...

  18. Obama and India

    Is Obama good for India? November 7, 2008 posted by indiatime | There’s a lot of discussion going on about whether the American president-elect will be better for India than the current American president. I don’t think there is anything fundamentally wrong about asking that question. But I just think...

  19. India: a Republic Consisting of 28 States

    India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean...

  20. An Ancient Trade of India

    AN ANCIENT BUSINESS IN INDIA “THE COIR TRADE” COIR INDUSTRY IN INDIA Indian coir industry is an important cottage industry contributing significantly to the economy of the major coconut growing States and Union Territories, i.e., Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa...

  21. Doingbus in Indian

    Doing business in India Progress report Content 1. Introduction………………………………………….5 2. Geographic…………………………………………..5 3. Economic……………………………………………6 4. Political and government……………………………7 5. Culture………………………………………………8 6. Recommendation……………………………………10 ...

  22. Doing Business in India

    INDIA – DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA ITUL DAN-CATALIN India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the largest democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south...

  23. Anti-Colonial Nationalismi in British Colonial India

    Anti-Colonial Nationalism in British Colonial India Ian Andrews INTP248 ID#: 300141754 Word Count: 1755 A thorough analysis of India during the fight for freedom from colonial British rule must include three different aspects: the origins, the nature, and the scope of the conflict. The...

  24. World Religion

    sometime referred to as the umbrella religion. Hinduism is made up of traditions and beliefs that have developed over a long period of time; it is the oldest surviving religion in the world and the third largest in the world. They follow their scriptures called Vedas; there are four Vedas, the Rig Veda,...

  25. Poltics in India

    West Bengal as to form new State called Gorkhaland. The demand for Gorkhaland as a constituent state within the Union of India has been the oldest demands in the history of modern India , till now its gain nothing rather remains as history creator of Indian Gorkha even after more than hundred years. Over...

  26. Securities Market in India

    A Historical Perspective of the Securities Market Reforms in India His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Fazal, Governor of Maharastra, Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, distinguished colleagues, friends from press, and ladies and gentlemen, good evening to all...

  27. Dance (Orgin and Art)

    celebrations and entertainment since before the birth of the earliest human civilizations. Archeology delivers traces of dance from prehistoric times such as the 9,000 year old Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka paintings in India and Egyptian tomb paintings depicting dancing figures from 3300 BC. One of the...

  28. My First Day at School

    The most striking feature of Harappan civilization is its town-planning and sanitation. The basic lay-out of large Harappan cities and towns shows a regular orientation. One finds the streets" and lanes lay out according to a set plan: the main streets running from north to south and the cross-streets...

  29. INDIAN DRAMA

    Mattavilasaprahasana. Bhasa is the oldest known dramatist. His masterpieces - Urubhanga and Dutavakya and Karna — are known for their tragic intensity and dramatic style. The supreme achievement of Indian drama is undoubtedly Kalidasa, who is often called Shakespeare of India. He has given the world profound...

  30. Connectivity in the Lwe ( Left Wing Extremism) Region in India: a Road to Dereliction

    Jagdalpur (District Headquarter of Bastar) to Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh via Dantewada, Sukma, Dornapal and Konta, some of the worst affected LWE areas in India is an important concern in fighting Naxals in the region. The condition of this road is appalling, being reduced to an unmetalled road, due to constant...

  31. Culture Regions

    Mandarin, Hindustani, Arabic, Bengali and Japanese Religions: [pic] [pic] The Lotus Temple, which is a Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, India attracts millions of visitors every year. A large majority of people in the world who practice a religious faith practice one founded in Asia...

  32. Chinese History

    but science in general, was characteristic of European thought. The accompanying argument in that all scientific contributions from non-European civilizations were technology-based, not science-based (Needham, 1993).  "Albert Einstein one remarked that there is no difficulty in understanding why Indian...

  33. The End of a Great Civilization Rome

    day Britain, down to Northern Africa, and then stretched across the Mediterranean and Black sea, dabbing into Asia, making it the largest unified civilization in the Ancient world. This perhaps was one of the many reasons to be covered about why the Ancient Empire of Rome fell into what is modern Rome...

  34. Role of congregation sisters in the evangelical work at Pondicherry(India)

    among the poor, to administer sacraments to improve economy, literacy, education, health care and orphanages2. Thousands of missionaries came to India for these purpsose and some among them came to Pondicherry. Very well known were men missionaries, who came to Pondicherry for the purpose of evangelization...

  35. Inca & Aztecs

    social classes. The upper classes were called Pilli, the lower class was called the Macehalli. Social classes were not set at birth like many other civilizations across the Atlantic, a person could rise to the level of Pilli if they had great skills in one of many fields of craftsmanship and/or trading. All...

  36. Elizabethan

    of the people, that form of government is known as a democracy. In a democracy, supreme authority rests with the people. Government is among the oldest of all human inversions. Its origins are lost in the mists of time. But, clearly, government first appeared when human beings realized that they could...

  37. A Review of Edward Luce’s in Spite of the Gods: the Strange Rise of Modern India

    Rise of Modern India Lant Pritchett* India poses a development puzzle on a grand scale. Sixty years of electoral democracy, thirty years of rapid growth, and a number of world class institutions (such as the Institutes of Technology or Election Commission) have led to talk of India as a superpower...

  38. Invention of Wheel

    and Central Europe, so that the question of which culture originally invented the wheeled vehicle remains unresolved and under debate. The world's oldest wooden wheel, dating from 5,250 ± 100 BP as part of Globular Amphore Culture, was discovered by Slovenian archeologists in 2002.[3] The earliest well-dated...

  39. The Native Amricans

    by boat - similar to Australian settlement. Here is a letter from a Native American visitor to this site about this. More information to come!) The oldest documented Indian cultures in North America are Sandia (15000 BC), Clovis (12000 BC) and Folsom (8000 BC). (Please see an update on 2/11/97 under the...

  40. African Origins of Ancient Egypt

    Few bygone civilizations fascinate us as much as that of the ancient Egyptians. The kingdom along the Nile River has been the subject of countless books, magazine articles, movies, and television shows and documentaries. There is even a hotel in Las Vegas with an ancient Egyptian theme! Museums all over...

  41. Indian Agricultural Industry

    India's Agriculture Industry*-*Contemporary Developments in Business and Management I INTRODUCTION Agricultural production in India is an important determinant of overall economic growth and a huge employer of the rural populace. Total food grain production, for instance, in 2004/2005 (April-March)...

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  43. Astronomy

    concerned with studying the universe as a whole.[1] Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures have left astronomical artifacts such as the Egyptian monuments and Nubian monuments, and early civilizations such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Indians, Iranians and Maya performed...

  44. The Greeks

    end of the third millennium BC. There they mingled with the native pre-Hellenic populations and by the 16th century BC this fusion had created the civilization we call Mycenaean today.[26] The Mycenaeans were the first Greek speaking people, as attested by the Iliad and Odyssey and later the deciphering...

  45. Essays-India 2020

    Report of the Committee on India Vision 2020 Chairman Dr. S. P. Gupta lR;eso t;rs Planning Commission Government of India New Delhi DECEMBER, 2002 d` " .k pUæ iUr K. C. PANT mik/;{k ;ks t uk vk;ks x Hkkjr DEPUTY CHAIRMAN PLANNING COMMISSION INDIA lR;es o t;rs FOREWORD ...

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    Mesopotamia, “the Land between Rivers,” was one of the greatest and the oldest ancient civilizations of the world. This civilization flourished around 3000 B.C. on the piece of fertile land, now known as Iraq, between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Before 1792 B.C., the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia...

  47. The Belief of Reincarnation and Karma

    karma, as well as personal duty, or dharma. Among its roots is the historical Vedic religion of Iron Age India, and as such Hinduism is often stated to be the "oldest religious tradition" or "oldest living major tradition."[3][4][5][6] It is formed of diverse traditions and types and has no single founder...

  48. Mesopotamia and Egypt

    In contrast with Mesopotamia, a second civilization grew up in northeastern Africa along the Nile River. The Egyptian civilization, which formed by 3000 B.C., benefited from trade and technological influences from Mesopotamia. However, it produced a quite different society and culture. With its values...

  49. HUM 205 UOP Tutorial / hum205dotcom

    Week 3 CheckPoint Classical Societies Quiz HUM 205 Week 4 CheckPoint Islamic and Indian Civilizations Quiz HUM 205 Week 4 Discussion Questions HUM 205 Week 5 CheckPoint Early Chinese and Japanese Civilizations Quiz HUM 205 Week 5 Checkpoint Art Forms Matrix Complete part 1,2,3 HUM 205 Week 6 CheckPoint...

  50. Business Gk

    Justice of Supreme Court of India: K. G. Balakrishnan 2. Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy: Ram Niwas Mirdha 3. President of Sahitya Academy: Sunil Gangopadhyay 4. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India: Baljeet Singh Lalli 5. Chairman of the Planning Commission of India : Dr. Manmohan Singh ...

  51. Shuja

    contribution to civilization. It has, perhaps, witnessed more invasions than any other part of the world, absorbed more racial strains than any other region and more ideas have taken birth in the heart of this land than elsewhere. It was in the lands of the Indus Valley Civilization where Pakistan flourised...

  52. Human Beings Have Engaged in Rituals for over Forty Thousand Years

    burial. Ancient civilizations practiced many exotic rituals in hopes that their Gods would bless them with food or anything they prayed for. Rituals have stayed with us throughout most of our existence. They are practiced by people for many different reasons. Modern civilization has brought about...

  53. Passage to India

    1. Introduction 1.1 The Questions to be Discussed The protagonists of E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India (1924) and Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient (1992) question their identities. Frantz Fanon claims that they go through different phases in order to become something (1993:40-41). This inevitable...

  54. Astronomy: Crab Nebula

    meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe. Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Astronomers of early civilizations performed methodical observations of the night sky, and astronomical artifacts have been found from much earlier periods. However...

  55. Lord of the Flies Newspaper report

    don’t remember what happened to Simon and [Stephen], they sort of just disappeared,” said Jack Merridew, one of the oldest of the survivors. “The past three months away from civilization has been the hardest time of my life. I don’t know what will happen now but I’m thankful I can go home safe to see...

  56. Prostitution

    Prostitution:Effects of New Legislation on the Oldest Profession In our country, prostitusion is a famous job, some of their reason why they where taking this kind of job is,its hard to get money in working while in this job it is easy to earn money.People in our country has an attitude of lazy,they...

  57. Impacts of the Silk Road

    globalization was the advent of the Silk Route. It influenced the awareness of other cultures to already great civilizations. It lead to the vast amounts of trade between the great civilizations of Asia and later on the whole of Asia and the areas surrounding the Mediterranean. The trade along the route...

  58. HUM 205 UOP / uophelp

    Week 3 CheckPoint Classical Societies Quiz HUM 205 Week 4 CheckPoint Islamic and Indian Civilizations Quiz HUM 205 Week 4 Discussion Questions HUM 205 Week 5 CheckPoint Early Chinese and Japanese Civilizations Quiz HUM 205 Week 5 Checkpoint Art Forms Matrix Complete part 1,2,3 HUM 205 Week 6 CheckPoint...

  59. The Louvre

    fascinating culture and civilization. I’m personally very interested in studying the Egyptian civilization and knowing all the aspect of this culture and this exhibition gathered all the necessary information that I needed and I asked to have. The evolution of this civilization was in front of me in the...

  60. The Persian Empire

    Cyrus and the Great in the 6th century BC, conquered and changed by Alexander the Great in 330 BC, and finally overthrown by the rise of the Islamic civilization in 537 AD. After Alexander the Great died, his empire fractured into numerous satrapies, one of which was the Seleucid Empire. At its height about...