A&E Television
History.com: The Ancient Origins of Diwali, India's Biggest Holiday
Every year around October and November, Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali, or Deepavali -- a festival of lights that stretches back more than 2,500 years. Diwali 2021 occurs on Thursday, November 4. In India, the five-day...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Anupam Mishra: The Ancient Ingenuity of Water Harvesting
Video lesson shares information about water harvesting structures used in India today. Anupam Mishra talks about the superiority of these structures built by the people of India's Golden Desert centuries ago compared to modern water...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Ancient Civilizations and the Modern World
Learn how ancient civilzations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.
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Harappa: Gola Dhoro
Well done site presents information on an archaeological dig near the village of Bagasra in the Indus Valley. Discover the mysteries they have uncovered through narrative and slides of the dig and the artifacts.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: Unit: Beginnings 600 Bce
This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.
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Timeline of India
This site is a wonderful site with a timeline of Indian culture from early cave paintings to 1998. The chart itself contains many links to click for more information.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Ramayana
Brief description of the Ramayana, one of two great epic poems of ancient India.
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Nzhksn: The History & Traditional Source of the Vedas
This site provides a brief summary of the history of the Vedas, including a discussion of the various ideas of their origin. Site is from the New Zealand Hare Krishna Spiritual Network.
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Sanskrit
PBS explores one of the world's oldest religions, Hinduism, with an in-depth look into Sanskrit, the ancient Indo-European language. Identifies the origins of the language and how it spread throughout the area. Identifies two ancient...
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Stupa Built by Emperor Ashoka, Sanchi
PBS explores the architecture of India with an in-depth look in the stupa built by Emperor Ashoka. Describes what a stupa is and what it is primarily used for. Identifies the architectural components of the structure from top to bottom....
The British Museum
The British Museum: Ancient India: The Buddha
Richly illustrated life of the Buddha, told in a click-through storybook format with an embedded glossary. Includes an interactive tour of the stupa of Amaravati, an early Buddhist shrine, and a matching game designed to instruct players...
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Burial
Illustrated encyclopedia entry provides a timeline and explanation of ancient burial rituals in Egypt, Greece, India, Rome, China, Scotland, and Ireland.
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Harappa: Mohenjo Daro
Ethnographic site explores famous Mohenjo-daro through 103 indexed slides, some never published before, and an illustrated essay.
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India4u: Indian History: British India
This site from India4u, devoted to the history of modern and ancient India, provides a page about British Rule in India. There is a short passage about The Revolt of 1857 and the effects that it had.
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Archaeological Survey of India: Bhirrana, a Harappan Town
Information and a photo gallery of excavations done at Bhirrana, a Harappan town.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: The Art of India
A large collection of links to websites on the art of India. Looks at India's history and its ancient civilizations, and festivals, puppetry, dance, music, architecture, painting, and lots more.
Islami City
Islamic History: Arabic Numerals
Considers the origin of our "Arabic," system of number notation as probably having originated in India. Has illustrations demonstrating how much less cumbersome this system is than Roman, Egyptian, or Greek numeration.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive
The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, presents hundreds of biographies of famous mathematicians, histories of math in various cultures, and interesting facts on the development of important math concepts. This is a huge reference....
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Harappa: A Walk Through Mohenjo Daro
Wonderful, large pictures of that mysterious ancient city, Mohenjo-daro.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Sites of Ancient Indian Temples, 1912
A map from 1912 of British India showing ancient Indian temples sites in the region. The map coverage extends from Kandahar (Afghanistan) and Kashmir in the west to Keng Tung and Rangoon (Myanmar) in the east, and from the Himalaya...
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Buddhism
Reference page examines the Asian spiritual tradition of Buddhism starting with its origin through its expansion across Southern, Central, and East Asia. Includes key concepts, a timeline, and links to related content.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Kalidasa
Brief biography of ancient Indian writer Kalidasa.
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