Question

what do you mean by second urbanization ​

Answer 1

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Second urbanization refers to emergence of several janapadas and then 16 Mahajanapadas in indian subcontinent somewhere around 500–600 BC. But before understanding second urbanization one must know about 1st urbanization or earliest known civilization in indian subcontinet i.e Indus Valley Civilization

Answer 2

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“Second urbanisation” (c. 600 BCE–200 BCE)

✍️During the time between 800 and 200 BCE the Srama?a movement formed, from which originated Jainism and Buddhism. In the same period the first Upanishads were written. After 500 BCE, the so-called “Second urbanisation” started, with new urban settlements arising at the Ganges plain, especially the Central Ganges plain. The Central Ganges Plain, where Magadha gained prominence, forming the base of the Mauryan Empire, was a distinct cultural area, with new states arising after 500 BCE during the so-called “Second urbanisation”. It was influenced by the Vedic culture, but differed markedly from the Kuru-Panchala region. It “was the area of the earliest known cultivation of rice in South Asia and by 1800 BCE was the location of an advanced Neolithic population associated with the sites of Chirand and Chechar”. In this region the Shramanic movements flourished, and Jainism and Buddhism originated.

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