South Asia Team Rebecca G.

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Period when the Indus Valley civilization, one of the world's oldest, arose and flourished.

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The so-called Aryan migrations occur—that is, migrations into the Indian subcontinent of people speaking an Indo-European language.

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The Rig Veda is also known as the first book of Vedas. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Rigveda_MS2097.jpg/300px-Rigveda_MS2097.jpg

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The Brahmans, a priestly caste, begin to emerge.

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Hindu law books (e.g., The Laws of Manu) and epics (e.g. , the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, of which the Bhagavad-Gita is a part) are composed, and the six orthodox systems of philosophy are developed.
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Guptas dominate North India at the beginning of the classical period. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Buddha_in_Sarnath_Museum_%28Dhammajak_Mutra%29.jpg/220px-Buddha_in_Sarnath_Museum_%28Dhammajak_Mutra%29.jpg

Huns and other Central Asian tribes invade and destroy Gupta Empire.

Pallava dynasty dominates south, which leads to continuing conflict with Cholas, cheras, Pandyas

the period of the Delhi Sultanate, when political power became centralized under a series of Muslim rulers, most of whom were Turkish.

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The Mughal Empire unifies the North and South India under its rule. The Amalgam of Persian and Indian Culture created the courts and territories.