My Knowledge And Contributions Of India In India

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India is a country I knew very little about before enrolling in this course. I knew nothing of pre-civilization history, nor did I know the contributions that India made to the formation of other civilizations. I chose India as the topic of my essay and I will covering the migration to 1000 B.C.E. of this country. I wanted to expand my knowledge on a diverse country. I wanted to choose a country that would broaden my knowledge and outlook on Middle Eastern culture. In my opinion the best way to understand something is to start from the beginning. Throughout this essay I will reference the text for this course. I will also reference outside sources which I used to further my knowledge on the many developments that occurred in this country. My goal for this essay is to spread the knowledge I have obtained on this country, as well as enhance your perspective of India. …show more content…

Because of the size, there are many artifacts that have yet to be discovered. Artifacts found in India date back to the pre-civilization era. There are not many artifacts that support this era, however archeologist have discovered enough artifacts to compose a theory of the history of early humans in this area. It is believed Homo erectus inhabited what is now known as India 500,000– 200,000 B.C.E. from Africa. Some archeologist believe Homo erectus originated in South and West Asia and actually migrated to Africa. A Homo erectus is an adaptation of homo sapien, which are referred to as the “thinking man” according to page 4 in the

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