Ancient History Flashcards
Pre History aka ___
Stone Age
Pre History aka ___
Stone Age
Indus valley Civilisation aka___
Harappan Civilisation
First site of Indus Valley Civilisation
Harappa
Excavator of Harappa
Dayaram Sahani (1921)
Excavator of Mohenjo daro
R D Banerjee
____ aka Mound of dead
Mohenjo daro
Director Generaal of Archaeological Survey of India (atvthe time of discovery of Harappa)
Sir John Marshall
Citadel features:
- Public Buildings
- Not for residence, only for royal families and elites
- Important workshops
- Religious Places
Reason of decline of indus valley Civilisation
R. Mortimer Wheeler: Aryan Invasion
no unanimity among historians
Founders of vedic Civilisation
Aryans
Vedic Literature
- Shruti
Based on hearing
E.g. vedas - Smriti
Based on memory
E.g. puranas, upavedas
Four Vedas (oldest to newest)
- Rigveda
- Samveda
- Yajurveda
- Atharvaveda
Veda containing Gayatri Mantra
Rigveda
Oldest religious text/veda in the world
Rigveda
Book of Chants
Samveda
Book of Sacrificial Prayers
Yajurveda
Book of Magical Formulae
Atharvaveda
Oldest text on Indian Medicine
Atharvaveda
Who wrote Maahabharat
Rishi VED VYAS
Who wrote Ramayana?
Valmiki
Founder of Jainism / 1st Tirthankar
Rishabhnath/Adinath/Rishabhdeva
Number of tirthankars
24
Three main tirthankars
1: Rishabhnath (Bull)
23: Parsavanath (Serpent/Snake)
24: Vardhaman Mahavir (Lion)
Founder of Buddhism
Gautam Buddha/ Siddhartha
Place of Attainment of Enlightenment of Buddha
Bodhi Gaya, Bihar
Buddha delivered his first sermon at ____
Sarnath
Main rulers of Mauryan Dynasties
Chandra gupta Maurya
Bindusars
Ashoka
Who wrote Indiaca
Megasthenes
Who wrote Arthashastra
Kautilya/ Chanakya/ Vishnu Gupta
