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 * Chandragupta Maurya: This person is a military leader in the 320’s BC who seized control of the entire northern part of India. By doing so, he founded the Mauryan Empire. Mauryan rule lasted for about 150 years.
 * Aryabhata- Aryabhata was born in 476 AD, was the first astronomer of India. His book, the Aryabhatiya, presented astronomical and mathematical theories in which the Earth was taken to be spinning on its axis and the periods of the planets were given with respect to the sun. He gifted 0 "zero" to the world.
 * The spinning wheel is an incredible invention that was made in Ancient India. The spinning wheel is a machine that spins wool, thread, and yarn. It also made flax into linen. The spinning wheel was very useful in Ancient India and still used today! As a result it helped make clothing, different types of footwear, also pillows, and blankets etc. things to help them with their everyday lifestyle. You can use it with your hand or hand crank, but the later versions also had foot pedals.
 * Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to man. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Without any type of medical research, we would not be able to know what types of herbs are useful towards people, or, are poisonous. It is also significant because without the first knowledge of what helps people and what doesn’t, many people would be in major need of medical attention.