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History of Ancient India Between 60000 BCE - 32768 BCE

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Ancient India has been called a "Golden Age" of human development. It is a time of great mystery and mythical stories. Ancient India is often called the "cradle of civilization." However, what was its history like? What was the culture like? What was the influence of the people living in Ancient India? This blog post discusses many of the questions we might have about ancient India.



Introduction


India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. This article will explore the history of Ancient India between 60000 BCE to 32768 BCE. 60000 BCE-6200 BCE 6200-2000 BCE 2000 BCE-500 BCE 500 BCE-500 CE 500 CE-1500 CE 1500 CE-1800 CE 1800 CE-1900 CE 1900 CE-2000 CE The first human settlers of India date back to about 60000 B.C.E. The Indus Valley Civilization is the earliest known civilization in the region and it was followed by the Vedic Civilization. The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that existed between the Indus and the Ganges Rivers. The civilization is believed to have been started by the Harappan civilization of the Indus Valley. 6200-2000 BCE 2000 BCE-500 BCE 500 BCE-500 CE 500 CE-1500 CE 1500 CE-1800 CE 1800 CE-1900 CE 1900 CE-2000 CE The Vedic Civilization was the next civilization in India. It was a Bronze Age civilization that existed between the Sarasvati River and the Ganges River. It was the first of the four great



The Indus Valley Civilization


The Indus Valley Civilization was a civilization that thrived around the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra river system in the Indian subcontinent. It is believed that the civilization spanned from the early Harappan period to the late Harappan period, which is around 3200 BCE. It is also believed that the civilization emerged around 4500 BCE and migrated westwards to the west coast of India and Pakistan. The civilization collapsed around 1800 BCE and was followed by the Vedic Civilization.



The Indus Valley Civilization and the Harappan Civilization


The Indus Valley Civilization was a civilization that took place in the Indus River Valley in modern-day Pakistan and northwest India, which flourished between 3300 BC and 1300 BC. The civilization was the first urban civilization in the world and is also called the Harappan Civilization. It was named after Harappa, the first of its sites discovered in the 1920s in the Punjab province of British India, near the city of Lahore. The civilization is sometimes called the Mature Harappan Civilization, which is a direct translation of the Sanskrit term "Mature Harappan".



The Vedic Civilization


The Vedic Civilization is the first documented Indo-European culture that flourished on the Indian subcontinent from c. 5700 to c. 1700 BC. This civilization is also called the Vedic Age, or Iron Age India, and was followed by the classical age of India. The Vedic Civilization was centered in the Punjab region during the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, when India was divided into numerous small kingdoms. The earliest of these was the Kurgan culture of the early Indo-Europeans, followed by the indo-Aryans and then the Indo-Greeks.

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