India 6 Component Project by Daphne Lamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6 Maeve and Daphne en-us 2017-12-15 19:47:57 UTC 2025-09-29 00:11:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/215112340/7c5b867ebe392576afeb95935fb37a43/1673109_slide_santorini.jpg Geography drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217081301 The Himalayan mountains helped the Indians because the mountains created a barrier that separated and protected India.]]> 2017-12-18 19:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217081301 Geography drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217083495 The Thar Desert affected the Indian civilization by enclosing that bit of India and protecting it from invading armies.]]> 2017-12-18 19:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217083495 Geography mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217085543 Below is a map of Ancient India
Make sure to click on the picture]]> 2017-12-18 19:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217085543 Writing drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217085558 Writing was undertaken in the mid-third millennium BC in the Harappan culture. They produced the Rig Veda, which is the earliest sort of Aryan-Indo writing, and Kalidasa Gupta and is translated into the important languages of the world.]]> 2017-12-18 19:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217085558 Writing mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217086830 Ancient India had 3 main writing systems. Their first script was first developed around 2600 BC. This was called the Indus script. People have not undeciphered any of this language because it is so old. 
The two other scripts were called Brahmi and Kharosthi. These scripts were used to write many things like royal inscriptions and special documents.     ]]> 2017-12-18 19:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217086830 Class/ Social Divisions mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217124540  Make sure to click on the picture. ]]> 2017-12-19 00:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217124540 Writing mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217127867 Writing and literature had an impact on ancient India because without it their society would of been less advanced. They had writing to keep organized, and used for religion, and many other things.]]> 2017-12-19 01:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217127867 Class/ Social Divisions drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217355932 All the divisions were intertwined. The priests, highest class, helped all the other classes to stay in order and in their place. However, they hurt the others while being and acting cruel at times. The kings and warriors helped by protecting and ruling, but hurt by doing the same thing the priests did. However, the merchants didn't hurt any class. They helped the higher classes by providing food and goods, but they did help the untouchables to have jobs. The sudra were pretty much the same with helping/hurting.]]> 2017-12-19 19:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217355932 Brahmans mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217356167 Brahmans were the highest class, wearing a cap and robes. They married in their caste, and Became priests by birth or if they were proven to be worthy, which was rare. Lead the congress party and all of them were vegetarians.]]> 2017-12-19 19:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217356167 Untouchables mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217359798 The untouchables were part of the lowest bit of the caste system. They weren't even considered part of the caste system. They did the worst work and never got any money and barely food. They did jobs like cleaning the bathrooms and sweeping the street. They could only marry in their caste. To get in this caste you were either born into it or you had committed a really bad crime.]]> 2017-12-19 19:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217359798 Kshatriya drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217361152 All of these men were either kings or warriors. They were the second highest in the system, just under the priests. They wore sultan caps, robes, cloaks, and lots of jewelry. These people were defined as the protectors of people and cows.]]> 2017-12-19 19:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217361152 Vaishya drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217362634 They were merchants, business men. These people wore loincloths, and scarves, often thrown over their shoulder. Most work benefitted higher class
They believed if they performed their duties faithfully they would be reborn into a higher class

]]> 2017-12-19 19:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217362634 Sudra drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217364315 Peasants, artisans, and those who did menial labor were part of the sudra caste. They wore a loincloth and a scarf wrapped around their head. The people in this caste were likely in this caste because of their skin. Darker skinned people were usually in the lower castes.]]> 2017-12-19 20:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217364315 Organized Government mashamo https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217366608 Make sure to click on the picture]]> 2017-12-19 20:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217366608 Organized Government drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217388045 Click on the picture]]> 2017-12-19 22:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217388045 Religion drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217390664 2017-12-19 22:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217390664 Art drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217400299 This is a picture of the Ajanta Caves. They still affect the world today. These caves gave us the ideas for temples, and especially painting. Ajanta Caves set off art today.]]> 2017-12-20 00:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217400299 Art drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217400496 The Ajanta Caves were famous paintings that can be traced back to the Christian Era. They were the ´birthplace of Indian art.´ These paintings were used as decoration for temples in caves. ]]> 2017-12-20 00:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217400496 Religion drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217400547 These religions still affect most of the world today. Today, there are 1.15 billion Hinduists, and 376 millions Buddhists. Together, these two religions make up about 3% of the population. ]]> 2017-12-20 00:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217400547 Organized Government drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217402170 Click on the picture below]]> 2017-12-20 01:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217402170 Class/ Social Divisions drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217402499 These classes helped India to thrive, because everyone had their job, and their position. It was orderly and worked in sync like a body, or a team should. Some parts are lower, but equally or more important.]]> 2017-12-20 01:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217402499 Writing drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217402682 Besides from giving us our numbers, they also gave us  the powers of ten from 100 to a trillion! The Ancient Indians also provided evidence for addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, squares, cubes and roots. Aside from this, they also began enumerating numbers up to 1053]]> 2017-12-20 01:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217402682 Geography drlamesch https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217403040 The Ganges and Indus rivers each helped Ancient India much more than hurt it. The Ganges river ran very far and very wide. It provided fertile land, fish, water, and a place to keep clean. The Indus river did the same. The two rivers enabled Ancient India to thrive the way it did.]]> 2017-12-20 01:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/drlamesch/nnoh69950la6/wish/217403040