WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hinduism started in the ____
A
Indus Valley
B
Streets of Waupun
C
Islands of Hawaii
D
Mississippi River Valley
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism. A Brief History of Hinduism: The birthplace of Hinduism is Indus River Valley which runs through northwest India into Pakistan. The Indus Valley civilization, or “Harappan civilization” originated sometime around 4, 500-5, 000 B.C.E. and reached its zenith between 2300 to 2000 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -What religion did the Indus Valley Civilisation believe in? It’s thought the religion practised by Indus Valley people was a mix of early Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Archaeologists have discovered symbols and artwork that depicts a great father and mother figure that may have been their principal gods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Yes, the Indus Valley Civilization is older than Hinduism by far. The Indus Valley Civilization holds some of the earliest evidence of religion in the region that today is India, with seals, engravings, and artwork depicting figures and animals that are likely religious in nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism, major world religion originating on the Indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hindus regard Hinduism to be thousands of years old. The Puranic chronology, the timeline of events in ancient Indian history as narrated in the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Puranas, envisions a chronology of events related to Hinduism starting well before 3000 BCE.

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