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Ancient India English Medium

Stone Age to the post-Gupta era — Harappa, Vedic age, Mahajanapadas, Jainism and Buddhism, Mauryas, Sangam age, Guptas.

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Chapter 1 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The Stone Age Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic India and the Chalcolithic cultures — tools, ways of life, key sites on the map (Bhimbetka, Bagor, Mehrgarh, Burzahom, Ahar), with flashcards and a quiz. Open map Chapter 2 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India Indus Valley Civilisation The Harappan civilisation — extent and farthest sites, Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Dholavira and the excavator table, town planning and drains, society, religion, burials, farming, trade, seals and script, and theories of decline. Open map Chapter 3 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The Vedic Age Aryans and the Vedas: Boghazkoi and homeland theories, Rig Vedic rivers, polity, economy and society, the later Vedic move into the Ganga plain, varna, ashramas, gods and sacrifices, marriage forms, samskaras, Vedic literature and the six darshanas. Open map Chapter 4 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The First Territorial States — Mahajanapadas The sixteen Mahajanapadas with capitals and maps, monarchies and republics, the Haryanka, Shishunaga and Nanda kings of Magadha and why Magadha won, the pre-Mauryan economy and society, and the Persian and Greek invasions. Open map Chapter 5 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India Religious Movements — Jainism and Buddhism Why new faiths arose in the 6th century BC and the 62 sects; Jainism — Tirthankaras and their symbols, Mahavira, vows, triratna, syadvada, councils, sects and monuments; Buddhism — the Buddha’s life, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, councils, Hinayana–Mahayana–Vajrayana, texts, mudras, universities; comparison and decline. Open map Chapter 6 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The Mauryan Empire Origin of the Mauryas and the sources — Arthashastra, Indica, edicts; Chandragupta, Bindusara and Ashoka; the Kalinga war, Dhamma and all the edicts with maps; saptanga, tirthas, adhyakshas, taxes, justice, army and city boards; society, economy, art and the decline of the empire. Open map Chapter 7 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The Sangam Age The three Sangams, the Chola, Chera and Pandya kingdoms (Karikala, Senguttuvan, Nedunjeliyan), Sangam administration, society, religion, performers, economy and taxes, Roman trade, and Sangam literature with the epics. Open map Chapter 8 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India Post-Mauryan Period (200 BC – AD 300) Sungas, Kanvas, Kharavela and the Satavahanas; Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Kushanas (Kanishka); satrap rule and the Saka era; trade with Rome and guilds; society and religion; the Gandhara, Mathura and Amaravati schools; scholars of the age. Open map Chapter 9 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The Gupta Age (AD 320 – 500) From Srigupta to Skandagupta — Samudragupta’s campaigns, Chandragupta II, the Hunas and the decline; Gupta officials, provinces, taxes and coins; society, women and bhakti; temples, Ajanta and Bagh, Kalidasa and the science of Aryabhata. Open map Chapter 10 Pass English Medium Indian History · Ancient India The Post-Gupta Era (AD 550 – 750) The powers of north India after the Guptas, Harshavardhana, Hiuen Tsang and Nalanda; post-Gupta society and economy; the Vakatakas and Ikshvakus; the Chalukyas of Badami, Vengi and Kalyani; the Pallavas and their long war with the Chalukyas. Open map