Ancient History
Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 BC. After being taught philosophy, geography, and science by Aristotle, he joined his father's army in 340 BC, at the age of 16. He distinguished himself in the military, and after the assassination of his father in
Ancient History
The first civilizations developed in river valleys like Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He. Ancient people lived by these rivers, where they could farm the fertile soil. The social classes in most of these civilizations were made of slaves, soldiers, farmers, builders, traders, priests, and rulers. The Sumerians, one of
Ancient Indian History
Toilets in the Suburbs Today we are back with the Harappan Times, and we are going to be talking about the newest invention: the toilet. Our smartest inventor, Aabavaanan, has invented this revolutionary device. It is a device that lets you store the excretions of your body out of the
Ancient History
3500BC Indus Valley: Farmers settle in the Indus Valley Egypt: Early people settled in the Nile Valley and start farming in the Nile region. China: Silk was produced in China. 3300BC Indus Valley: Farmers build villages in the Indus Valley China: The Longshan culture flourishes in north-east China. 3000BC Indus
Ancient Indian History
After 1900 BC. all the major Indus cities were abandoned. The true reason for the decline of the Indus Valley civilization is not known, but here are some ideas of what happened to them. It was once widely thought that Aryan nomadic invaders had attacked their lands, slaughtering them. This
Ancient Indian History
Many artifacts have been found in the cities in the Indus Valley. Most of these were handcrafted by the Harappans who lived in the biggest Indus Valley city called Harappa. Many tablets have been found that are thought to be passports. They have a unicorn, bull, or tiger image on
Ancient Indian History
The Indus Valley civilization had very good sewage systems. We know this from the archeologists that found the ruins of their cities. They had brick tunnels under the cities which led out of the city and dumped out the waste. Each house had its own brick toilet that led straight
Ancient Indian History
The social levels in the Indus Valley civilization were: gods and goddesses, priests and scholars, the rajahs and their noblemen, merchants, farmers, landowners, and craftsmen, servers, and workers. The people would worship “gods and goddesses” seeking to do what they wanted them to do. The priests and scholars taught the
Ancient Indian History
The Indus Valley was very different from many other civilizations in that region because of it's trade, transportation, and industry. The Indus people had different industries. Some of these were: farming, carpentry, bead making, etc. The people planted barley, dates, grain and other plants. They built sea going
Ancient Indian History
Thousands of years ago a part of India was called the Indus River Valley. This part of India was the home of the Indus people. There were two main cities in the Indus Valley civilization: Harappa and Mohenjo-daro both of which had irrigation systems. The excavation site for Mohenjo-daro has