The Indians
Important Items:
- Mathematics, as we know it, has most of its foundation in ancient India.
- Emperor Ashoka created one of the world's first empires in Asia, and led the only army to defeat Alexander "the Great" in the 300's B.C.
- As time passed, several empires added India to their lands. When the Muslims added India, the Taj Mahal (right) was built near the city of Agha.
The Taj Mahal ( http://www.funonthenet.in/content/view/232/31/ )
LINKS:
1. Ancient India: History for Kids - A website for almost every topic (government, culture, innovations, religion and economics).
2. Mohenjo-Daro: The Ancient City in Photographs - A great interactive site, tons of pictures and a great essay (click "essay") on the ancient city.
3. Religious Tolerance - An excellent, non-biased site on the Indian religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and even Jainism.
a) Diwali - Deepawali, Diwali Festival - A website to understand one of the more important holidays in Hindu religion.
4. War Elephants - Not a joke, they were seriously used by Indian armies, especially during Alexander "the Great's" era.
5. Emperor Ashoka - For people doing government (and even religion, as Ashoka often ruled through 'dharma'); he was the most important leader of India.
6. India's Caste System for Dummies - A great website for basic information on the social classes and economics of Ancient India.
7. Fifteen Indian Inventions and Discoveries - For Indian inventions (Part 1 of 3, for other parts click on the Author's name).
8. Monsoon - For students researching geography, stable food supply, and innovations.
9. Mughal India - Site built by the British Museum, and quite interactive. Good for researching art or innovations, especially the Taj Mahal.
10. Timeline of India - Site with red links that you can click on to do more research. The site itself is not great, but some of the links are.
11. India, A history of early India - Another basic site on the history of India. Good for most topics, but mostly religion and philosophy.
