The document outlines major events and developments in ancient Indian civilization from 3000 BCE to 100 BCE. It describes the Indus Valley civilization as the earliest, centered around the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Around 1500 BCE, Indo-Aryan groups invaded and the Indus Valley civilization declined. Religious texts in Vedic Sanskrit began to be written around 1500 BCE. Major religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism developed between 900-100 BCE, with the teachings of Gautama Buddha and Mahavira.
2. 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-Dara
3. 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
4. 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
5. 1500 B.C.E The Aryans invade the Indus Valley region Religious texts are written in Vedic, an Indo-European language
6. 1000 B.C.E The big Veda, the first Vedic literature is written
7. 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
8. 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