View History View All Subject HISTORY ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY Topic-Wise Notes 1. Sources: Archaeological, Literary, Foreign Accounts 2. The Impact of Geography on Indian History: Unity in Diversity 3. Introduction to Prehistoric Cultures of India: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesolithic, Chalcolithic 4. Harappan Civilisation: Discovery, Main Features, Decline, Legacy 5. Vedic Period: Nature of Vedic literature; Political, Social, Economic and Religious life of Vedic People 6. The Mahakavyas: Ramayana and Mahabharata 7. The Religious Movements of Post-Vedic Period: Jainism, Buddhism 8. Foreign Invasions: Persian Invasion of Darius I; Greek Invasion of Alexander; Effects of Invasions 9. Ganarajyas: Functioning, Type and Decline 10. Emergence of Magadha: Geographical Background; Early Dynasties: Haryankas, Shishunaga, Nandas 11. Socio-Economic Conditions of North India at time of the Emergence of Mauryas 12. Rule of Mauryas: Chandragupta, Bindusar, Ashoka 13. Administration of Mauryas; Ashoka's Dhamma Policy 14. India's Contact with the Outside World during the Mauryan Period: Its Effects on Art, Literature, Social Life 15. Shungas: Pushyamitra 16. Satavahanas: Gautamiputra Satakarni 17. Cultural Achievements of the Shunga-Satvahana Period: Sculpture, Architecture, Literature 18. Indo-Greeks: Menander 19. Indo-Parthians: Gondophernes 20. Kushanas: Kanishka; Art and Literature of Kushana Period; Mahayana Buddhism: Emergence, Main Tenets 21. Western Kshatrapas: Rudradaman 22. Kalinga Ruler: Kharvela 23. Political Condition of South India reflected through the Sangam Literature 24. Spread of North Indian Culture to Southern Indian Peninsula 25. India's Contact with Rome and its Impact 26. Guptas: Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II 27. Decline of the Imperial Guptas 28. Cultural Achievements of the Gupta Period: Debate about Golden Age 29. Later Guptas 30. Vakatakas: Cultural Achievements of the Vakataka Period 31. India's Contact with South-East Asia Subjective Q&A 1. Sources: Archaeological, Literary, Foreign Accounts 2. The Impact of Geography on Indian History: Unity in Diversity 3. Introduction to Prehistoric Cultures of India: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesolithic, Chalcolithic 4. Harappan Civilisation: Discovery, Main Features, Decline, Legacy 5. Vedic Period: Nature of Vedic literature; Political, Social, Economic and Religious life of Vedic People 6. The Mahakavyas: Ramayana and Mahabharata 7. The Religious Movements of Post-Vedic Period: Jainism, Buddhism 8. Foreign Invasions: Persian Invasion of Darius I; Greek Invasion of Alexander; Effects of Invasions 9. Ganarajyas: Functioning, Type and Decline 10. Emergence of Magadha: Geographical Background; Early Dynasties: Haryankas, Shishunaga, Nandas 11. Socio-Economic Conditions of North India at time of the Emergence of Mauryas 12. Rule of Mauryas: Chandragupta, Bindusar, Ashoka 13. Administration of Mauryas; Ashoka's Dhamma Policy 14. India's Contact with the Outside World during the Mauryan Period: Its Effects on Art, Literature, Social Life 15. Shungas: Pushyamitra 16. Satavahanas: Gautamiputra Satakarni 17. Cultural Achievements of the Shunga-Satvahana Period: Sculpture, Architecture, Literature 18. Indo-Greeks: Menander 19. Indo-Parthians: Gondophernes 20. Kushanas: Kanishka; Art and Literature of Kushana Period; Mahayana Buddhism: Emergence, Main Tenets 21. Western Kshatrapas: Rudradaman 22. Kalinga Ruler: Kharvela 23. Political Condition of South India reflected through the Sangam Literature 24. Spread of North Indian Culture to Southern Indian Peninsula 25. India's Contact with Rome and its Impact 26. Guptas: Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II 27. Decline of the Imperial Guptas 28. Cultural Achievements of the Gupta Period: Debate about Golden Age 29. Later Guptas 30. Vakatakas: Cultural Achievements of the Vakataka Period 31. India's Contact with South-East Asia
