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Ancient India
India began as a small civilization, in the Indus Valley, on such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal (Keay 19). It was here that the early ancestors of Hinduism built their homes and civilization (Keay 19). Only later did Aryans arrive, signifying the change of period in India from Pre-vedic to Vedic (Keay 19). The first known invaders of India were Aryans (also mentioned sometimes as Indo-Aryans) (Keay 20). It is believed that the Aryans arrived in north India somewhere from Iran and southern Russia at around 1500 B. C. (Keay 20). It is during this Vedic Period that Hinduism takes hold as one of the major religions in this region (Keay 20). It is in the reign of the Mauryas that Hinduism took the shape that fundamentally informs the religion down to the present day (Keay 20). The most important and historically relevant section in Indian History is its long period of British Occupation which was finally lifted with the help of Mohandas Karamchand......

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