Important site for Harappan civilisation
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| Ancient site of Harappan civilization |
- Harappa ➤ Montegomari,Punjab(Now pakistan) ➤ Ravi river bank
- Mohenjodaro ➤ Sindh(Now pakistan) ➤ Indus river bank
- Sutkagendor ➤ Baluchistan(Now pakistan) ➤ Dashta river
- Chanhudaro ➤ Sindh ➤ Indus river
- Rangpur ➤ Ahemdabad(Gujarat) ➤ Meedar river
- Kalibangan ➤ Ganganagar(Rajasthan) ➤ Ghaggar
- Lothal ➤ Ahemdabad ➤ Sabarmati & Bhogva
- Banawali ➤ Hissar(Haryana) ➤ Saraswati river.
Important items of import during Harappa civilisation
Article Import From
- Gold South India(Kolar Mines), Afghanistan
- Copper Rajasthan(Khetri Mines), Baluchistan
- Tin Bihar, Afghanistan
- Lapis Lazuli Afghanistan, Cetral-Asia
- Steatite (Used in making seals) Persia
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| Indus river valley civilization |
The Vedas
- Rigveda ➨ A collection of hymns.
- Samaveda ➨ A collection og songs.
- Yajurveda ➨ A collection of sacrificial formulae.
- Atharvaveda ➨ A collection of spells & charms.
The Upvedas
- Gandharvaveda ➨ Dance, Drama, Music.
- Ayurveda ➨ Medicine.
- Shilpaveda ➨ Art & Architecture.
- Dhanurveda ➨ Art of Welfare.
Ancient Rivers
Modern Name Rigvedic Name
- Indus Sindhu
- Jhelum Vitasta
- Chenab Askini
- Ravi Parushni
- Beas Vipasa
- Sutlej Satudri
- Ghaggar Drishadvati
- Kurram Krumu
- Gomati Gomal
NOTES :↝
- Gayatri mantra is addressed to Savitri devi.
- Vishnu was a less important god in early vedic period.
- Agni is the only God who is regarded as present among all the categories of god(Means, Intermediatory b/w God & Man).
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