Why Were The Mauryan And Gupta Period Seen As The Height Of Early Indian Civilisation?

The early civilizations of China and India emerged prior to 600 CE in what is known today as the continent of Asia. With the Himalayan mountains in between them, these civilizations developed in isolation from one another, and yet still managed to produce kingdoms with continuous growing populations to this day. Individual growth and development amongst the people stimulated technological inventions, increased the chances of survival and lead to: greater agricultural production, strong armies, and expansion. Eventually, these commodities and other luxury items produced will be traded, spurring the economic growth of both civilizations. Overall, these early stages of development not only furthered contact amongst these two great empires allowing for cultural diffusion, but also set the foundation for future generations to follow. Although China and India’s growing empires took place in different parts of the world, the structure of their economies developed similarly, beginning with an agricultural infrastructure and progressing towards trade within and beyond the kingdoms, while also acquiring distinctive cultural differences overtime such as a social hierarchy defined by certain beliefs. These characteristics will define the beginning and the advancement of early economic systems used during the Foundations Era and Classical Age, and provides insight on the essentials that influenced the two economic

During the early years of the Paleo-Indian tribes, they exploited a wide variety of exotic plants and animals. Many of these animals were from the Ice Age. This research paper will discuss what kinds of tools they used for growing crops, hunting big animals like the woolly mammoth and the giant ground sloth and what they used them for besides a source of food.

Things that stayed the same in India from 300 CE to 600 CE were the Gupta rule, the caste system, Hinduism, scientific advances, and trade. Things that changed during this period were the fall in popularity of Buddhism, the decline in Silk Road trade, and the fall of the Gupta.

The Neolithic Era is considered a turning point in history because the way they used their natural resources. According to the text, “Early Farmers built walls and houses with bricks made up of mud and straw.” This meant farmers who lived in the Neolithic Era were smart enough to create their shelter in a high-classed way. Correspondingly, “Hunters and Gatherers built temporary homes that were easy to build and take down.” Thus, hunter-gatherers were clever enough to know they had to follow their foods/ herds of animals in order to survive so they created a teepee-like shelter to live. Therefore, the Neolithic Era is considered a turning point in history because the way both early farmers nor hunter-gatherers are used their natural resources

two empires developed from India after the Indus Valley civilization had vanished. The Mauryan empire

What if you could live in a golden empire? That was exactly what the Gupta Empire was for India, their “Golden Age.” That was because of their daily life, Chandra Gupta II, and achievements in academics.

“The history of American Indians before European contact is broadly divided into three major periods: the Paleo-Indian period, the Archaic period (8000–1000 b.c.), and the Woodland period (1000 b.c.–1600 a.d.).”(DiNome) There is little known information about the Paleo-Indian period; however, the Paleo Indians are believed to be some of the first American Indians, not only in Florida, but in all of America. The Paleo Indians were believed to be nomads who fought and hunted with stone tools and clubs. During the Archaic period American Indians began to become more civilized. It was in the Archaic period that the American Indians began to establish a system of trading among their people. During this time the Indians also started developing migration routes to bring other Indians down to Florida from the Carolinas. Similarly to the Indians in the Paleo time period, the Indians in the Archaic period used stone tools for hunting and fighting, but they also began to utilize the use of bone tools during this time period. Another skill that the Indians started becoming more familiar with during this time period was basketry. The last period that we see in pre-contact Native American life is the Woodland period. It is called the Woodland period because during this time is when the Native Americans began farming. We see during this time the Indian settlements had begun moving closer to streams of water and rivers, because that is where the soil was good for successful

These two civilizations had a lot to differ, however they both shared some similarities as well. Socially, the Han Dynasty had dealt with the most cultural assimilation. These people diffused their culture into the neighbouring countries surrounding China. As the Chinese state itself grew into a bigger empire, the countries surrounding it would eventually get assimilated into the growing culture. The Mauryan Empire was somewhat similar. This Empire specialized in cultural diversity, where many people who migrated from Central Asia and became a part of their distinct culture. Politically, these two civilizations were both somewhat similar and different. These two civilizations would have different kinds of authority. In the Han Dynasty, these people had an emperor which had all the authority over China. However the Mauryan Empire had ministers and spies to assist the ruler in governing his people. Economically, these two civilizations shared their most similarities. The Han Dynasty and the Mauryan Empire both

There was no single event that caused the downfall of the empires of the ancient world. The Han Dynasty, the Gupta Empire, and the Roman Empire would each collapse because of various reasons. In the case of the Han Dynasty around 220 C.E. the young emperor, Emperor Xian of Han, that came to rule the empire lost control. Three different families took control from them, creating the period known as the Three Kingdoms. Nomadic tribes from central Asia attacked the northern borders of the empire at this same time. And the final straw was the onset of an epidemic of Smallpox that struck the population of the empire. About two hundred years later the Roman Empire will start to decline. Over a thousand years the empire had grown too large to govern

The first period of the American history (1491-1607) was the start of numerous things. For instance, slavery, trade system, food plantation, technological development and the list goes on. This period of time is extremely crucial to have knowledge of considering the fact of the countless things that have occurred in which connected the Old World and the New World. Also, its impact on the Natives and the Europeans. I believe that this period of time was more positive to the Europeans because they were wealthy to start with. Despite that, it was devastatingly negative to the Natives because they had to become slaves just to work their way up to the New world.

Both of these empires had a strong/well-organized empire which helped to bring peace and prosperity among the empires. The Mauryan empire had stone pillars all across India announcing laws and rules, criminals were fined greatly or lightly. The emperor rejected violence and was to rule by moral. Gupta's strong central government, the rule encouraged learning. Made advances that impacted the world.

The history of the nation of India is a long and interesting one but most westernizes lack any true understanding of it. Like any long standing culture there have been good and bad periods in their history but one period has been identified as the "Golden Age of India (Dehejia, 1993)." This period, which lasted over a hundred years (322 BCE 185 BCE), began when an exiled general by the name of Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the reigning king Dhana Nanda. Once Chandragupta Maurya had established his new government in the Eastern area of India he began expanding his power westward across Central and Western India and, in the process, the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism also began to spread throughout India (Avari, 2007).

This period was one of major change in Indian life and culture. While the East

The Indus valley civilizations was an intriguing and sophisticated ancient culture and also a major contributor in the development of what later came to be known as “Hinduism” . The civilization was founded “accidentally” in the 19th century when the British engineers were searching for ballast for a railway line in north-western India (which is now modern day Pakistan) and found the remains of what seemed to be an ancient city which was only known only to locals until then. In the early 20th century, when other similar sites were uncovered, archaeologists realized the significance of the discovery, which turned out to be one of the most prospering civilizations of the ancient world. It is called The Indus Valley Civilization because most of its settlements are situated along the banks of the Indus River .The largest and most important of this civilization were its two prospering cities known as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. These names are of post–Indus origin as they were given with reference to the towns built much later on the ruins of these ancient cities. During their prosperous period,, Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa had a population of around 40-50 thousand, which was a lot by ancient standards. Both of these cities were highly organized and strategically planned, and displayed remarkably similar features during their excavation. Given the structure of the cities, archaeologists suggest that there may have been a central authority for code enforcement and the Harappan

     India was an ancient civilization that had many rulers and empires. The first rulers were the Harappans. They ruled from 3500 BC through 1500 BC. The Aryans took over the Harappan empire around 1500 BC. Then, Alexander the Great came and took over control of India. After ruling for only a couple of years, he died. A few years later the Mauryan Empire took over. Next was the Ashoka. Finally, the Guptas ruled from 320 BC through 535 AD.