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ANCIENT HISTORY
ANCIENT HISTORY
10 Topics.
INDIA- GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES AND THEIR IMPACT ON HISTORY
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Introduction
The Himalayan Mountains
The Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Southern Peninsula
India – A Land of Unity in Diversity
PRE-HISTORIC INDIA AND THE HARAPPAN CULTURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Prehistoric Period and Its Dating
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
Neolithic Age
Metal Age
The Harappan Civilization
Important Sites
Origin and Evolution
Date of the Harappan Culture
Salient Features of the Harappan Culture
Decline of the Harappan Culture
THE VEDIC CULTURE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Original Home of the Aryans
Vedic Literature
Rig Vedic Age or Early Vedic Period (1500 - 1000 B.C.)
Later Vedic Period (1000 – 600 B.C.)
JAINISM AND BUDDHISM
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Post-Study
Causes for the Rise of Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism
Buddhism
Causes for the Decline of Buddhism in India
Contribution of Buddhism to Indian Culture
THE RISE OF MAGADHA AND ALEXANDER'S INVASION
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Study
Post-Study
Sixteen Mahajanapadas
Magadha
Persian and Greek Invasions
THE MAURYAN EMPIRE
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Study
Post-Study
Literary Sources
Archaeological Sources
Political History of the Mauryas
Mauryan Administration
Mauryan Art and Architecture
Causes for the Decline of the Mauryas
POST-MAURYAN INDIA
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Sungas
Satavahanas
Foreign Invasions of Northwest India
Kanishka (78 – 120 A.D.)
SANGAM AGE
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Sangam Literature
Other Sources
Period of Sangam Literature
Political History
Cheras
Cholas
Pandyas
Minor Chieftains
Sangam Polity
Sangam Society
Religion
Position of Women
Fine Arts
Economy of the Sangam Age
End of the Sangam Age
GUPTA EMPIRE
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Post-Study
Sources
Chandragupta I (320 – 330 A.D.)
Samudragupta (330-380 A.D.)
Extent of Samudragupta's Empire
Estimate of Samudragupta
Chandragupta II (380-415 A.D.)
Conquest of Western India
Other Conquests
Fahien's Visit
Estimate of Chandragupta II
Successors of Chandragupta II
Gupta Administration
Social Life
Art and Culture
Art and Architecture
Literature
Science
HARSHAVARDHANA (606 – 647 A.D.)
Pre-Study
Study
Post-Study
Sources for the Study of Harsha
Early Life of Harsha
Harsha's Military Conquests
Harsha and Buddhism
Kanauj Assembly
Allahabad Conference
Harsha's Administration
Society and Economy Under Harsha
Cultural Progress
Nalanda University
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THE VEDIC CULTURE · PRE-STUDY
Original Home of the Aryans
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Arrival and Spread of the Indo-Aryans (Aryavarta)
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PYQ ×2
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Periodisation of the Vedic Age
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Theories of the Original Home of the Aryans
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Vedic Literature
