Ancient India:
Typical Ancient Indian Food
They made clothes from cotton because that is what they grew. In the Aryan period, women wore "Sari" or long strips of cloth wrapped around them in different ways. The rich women wore silk from China. They also wore jewelry and lipstick. The men wore a long piece of cloth, "dehoti", wrapped around their legs like short pants and a cloth around their heads called a turban. Shelter The houses were one/two stories high with flat roofs and were made out of backed bricks. Each house was built on a courtyard with windows faced towards the courtyard and no windows facing the outside. Each house had a private bathroom with sewage clay pipes leading to rivers and a drinking well. Roles of Men and Women The men are the head of the house and are in charge of helping choose who their children will marry. The parents work according to what job they can get and practice their religion with their families according to whichever religion they were. The parents job is to care for their children and raise money for their needs. Family Life The children would play with toys that supposedly made them very intelligent. They would also sing songs about there surroundings and would dance to it together. The fathers or head of the house chose who their children would marry. The family also practices the religion they believe in or not at all. |
Present India:
Typical Indian Dishes, Appetizers, and Snacks
Clothes
Shelter
Roles of Men and Women
Family Life
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