1. Jeremiah Foltz Matthew Meyer B-1

2. Indian Civilization Indian Civilization flourished between 2500 – 1500B.C. It was settled in an area known as the Indus Valley Indus civilization ended in 1500B.C due to large migrations

3. The Aryans and the Vedic Period Newcomers to the Indus Valley, were called Aryans. They were aggressive nomads, warriors and herders. The language they spoke gave rise to Old Persian The Vedic Period was the first literary period and lasted from 1500 – 500BC.

4. The Classical Period: The Legacy of Sanskrit The classical period lasted untill about 1000 AD By 600 BC Sanskrit had become a “frozen” Language Sanskrit means “perfect language” India Produced to epics known as Mahabharata, and Ramayana