HIST 200 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: European Colonialism, Hindu Kush, Rigveda
10 Dec 2015
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It is difficult to pin down a certain historical boundaries because its hard to distinguish certain culture aspects, the social system is very complex and it is a large geographical area. Its such a diverse area that has three main languages: indo- Aryan, the dravidian and the munda language families. Over the centuries indian people and their languages have mixed the sanskrit speakers arrived. Indo-european greatly and the amalgam is what we call the indian civilization. We should understand india as a landscape in relation to the society. Indian civilization has split into different areas: india, pakistan, Bangladesh, sri lanka, nepal, bhutan, the maldives: all established after the british left. Most of the history of indian civilization is largely formed through the work of european scholars. Two major religions emerged form the country hinduism and. The term india comes from a mix of greek, persian and chinese: emerged form the indus valley and indus river.
