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Walking was the main form of transportation in ancient Indian times, so did the rest of the world. For long distance movement, the way to get there was foot or a bullock cart

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The spread of iron-age farming was a crucial stage of development for ancient India, it led to the rebirth of urban civilizations. Cities grew, trade expanded, metal currency appeared and an alphabetical script came into play.

However, the collapse of ancient India has been believed to be caused by climate change, although this could not be true, some experts prove the drying of the Saraswati River, which began in 1900 BC could be cause for climate change. Whilst others believe it was caused by a great flood

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1. Ancient India established the 1st universities
2. India was all about the numbers
3. India had mined the very 1st diamonds
4. For the time, India had a very advanced toilet system
5. India was home to 2 of the world's first cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

Source: worldatlas.com

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Ancient India has invented many things. Such things include

1. 7000 BC: Ancient Dentistry

2. 200 BC: Crucible Steel

3. 2400 BC: Plastic Surgery

4. Also in 2400 BC: The ruler

5. 2500 BC: One of the earliest ancient flush toilet systems

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Ancient India represented a distinct tradition of law, India had a lot of ancient laws, and 1 called the Manu-Smriti is still used today. The main aim of the law was to protect "dharma" which means rights and duty

Source: Google and Shaalaa.com

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Ancient Indians had many traditions that some are still followed today. Such ones include Yoga, which is still practiced today, Kumbh Mela and the vedas. Hindus followed the tradition of the doctrines of samsara. Which speaks about the continuous cycle of life, death and reincarnation and karma.

Source: History.com

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A typical ancient Indian house made of stone

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Shelter in Ancient India was pretty simple. Hand baked bricks + sun-dried brick foundation + infrastructure + spacing = Shelter!

Instruments were used to to make sure exact vertical alignment of the house was possible, the roofs were often made of wood

Source: Google

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Ancient Indians had a full ****ton-load of weapons, ranging from swords, bows, 2-Handed Broadswords, ovals (basically a sword that's curvy AF), spears, javelins, axes, lances, pikes, clubs and even maces. The primary weapons of the infantry were bows.

Soldiers also fought in forests, hilly and inaccessible.

Source: Worldhistory.org

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Ancient indians mostly ate mostly a diet of wheat, barley, vegetables, fruits, meats and dairy products. Archaeologists have discovered fishing nets and hooks in early indian civilization ruins. This suggests that they probably ate and caught fish

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People in ancient India often wore cotton clothing, as one of the 1st places to grow cotton was ancient India. Even going back to 5000 BC. Men wore something called dhoti. Which was a cloth wrapped around their waists and knotted at the back

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India has a long history that's rich in culture. The ancient Indian civilizations, including the Indus Valley Civilization, Maurya Empire and the Guptas Empire. These were made up of sophisticated people who greatly contributed to the future generations with their art and lives

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The chronicle of medicine was man's fight against illness. Among India's many claims to fame was the ancient medical science called Ayurveda. This is a healing method that needs herbs as medicine to maintain good health

Source: asia.nikkei.com

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Yavanas (Greeks) and Romans traded their wine, coral, copper, tin, lead, glass, antimony and aromatic storax for the precious beads of South India. Ivory, pearls, tumeric, cardamom, myrrh, fine cotton and mallow cloth

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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India is home to the 3 oldest religions on earth, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Each one of these evolved from shared beliefs and and traditions

Source: rosenpublishing.com

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Ancient India's government was a monarchy.  The ancient Indian government had 3 major hierarchy,  legislative, executive and Judiciary. The chief head of the 3 departments was the king

Source: iloveindia.com