Ancient India

done by the teacher of
school №17 , Tver
Kovalenko Ludmila
Ancient India
• Ancient cities of India
• Group of people.
• Faith of the ancient
Indians
Ancient cities of India
Ruins
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro originated around 2600 BC and was abandoned about nine
hundred years later. It is assumed that in the heyday of the city was one of
the most developed cities in South Asia. Apparently, its inhabitants were
exterminated during the invasion of the Aryans.
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God Brahma divided the people
into castes specifying their classes,
rights and responsibilities. The
position of each caste is determined
by its origin. Even the color of the
clothes befitting each particular
caste.
From his mouth Brahma created
the priestly caste, the Brahmins.
Therefore, only a Brahmin can
speak on behalf of God.
Out of his hands Brahma created
warriors.
Of hips were created farmers.
Of the legs, stained with mud,
Brahma created the caste of
servants.
• Buddha is the founder of the
religion of Buddhism.
• Buddhism spread throughout
the world. And to this day in
many countries live followers
of Buddha. The Indians
believed that animals think, feel
and talk, just like people. When
someone dies, it just changes its
appearance, turning into another
creature. A person can be born
after the death of the animal,
and the animal - human.
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Taj Mahal is probably the most wonderful monument in the world. Its silhouette has
become the unofficial symbol of India. The Taj Mahal was built in the XVII century, by the
ruler of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, whose death left
him in inconsolable grief. The Taj Mahal is unsurpassed beautiful symbol of love
• Most large rivers of India. They originate in the Himalayas.
On the banks of the there were ancient Indian settlements.
They believed these sacred rivers, and believed the snowy
peaks of the Himalayas where their gods live.
The highest mountains in the world.
They do not give to get cold winds from the north.
When the wind blows from the south and driving rain clouds
from the ocean, the mountains stop them.