Ancient & Medieval History - 2025

TYPES OF SOURCES & HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION

Types of Sources & Historical Construction
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THE STONE AGE

INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION

THE VEDIC AGE (RIG VEDIC & LATER VEDIC : 1500-500BC)

JAINISM & BUDDHISM

THE MAHAJANAPADAS (600-300 BC)

THE MAURYA EMPIRE (324-185 BC)

THE GUPTAS AND THE VAKATAKAS (300-600 AD)

POST GUPTA ERA

MEDIEVAL HISTORY

THE AGE OF THREE EMPIRES IN NORTHERN INDIA & THE CHOLA EMPIRE (850-1200 AD) & THE AGE OF CONFLICT (1000-1200AD)

THE DELHI SULTANATE

THE MUGHAL EMPIRE & VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE

THE MARATHA EMPIRE & OTHER REGIONAL STATES & BAHMANI KINGDOM

RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

Art & Culture

CLASS TEST

Course Content

TYPES OF SOURCES & HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION

Types of Sources & Historical Construction

THE STONE AGE

Paleolithic To Neolithic Pal Site

Sites Location

INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION

Sites Specification, Phases of Harappan Civilization, Features of sites like Harappa Lothal Mohenjo Daro -1

Sites Specification, Phases of Harappan Civilization, Features of sites like Harappa Lothal Mohenjo Daro -2

Town Planning of Harrapa, Features of Various Sites Including Amri, Koti Diji, Dholavira

Indus Valley Civilization (Culture, Trade, Agriculture, Economy)

Basics of Art and Culture , Indus Valley Civilization

THE VEDIC AGE (RIG VEDIC & LATER VEDIC : 1500-500BC)

Early Vedic Period, Society, Women Position, Assemblies, Literature

Later Vedic Period

JAINISM & BUDDHISM

Reason of Jainism and Buddhism

Philosophy of Buddhism, Truth, Ashtang Yog

Buddhism, Jainism, Shwetamber, Digamber

Jainism Sects Major and Minor

Buddhist architecture – Caves , Pillars and Stupas

THE MAHAJANAPADAS (600-300 BC)

Mahajapada, Chronological History, Society, Economy

THE MAURYA EMPIRE (324-185 BC)

Mauryan Empire

THE GUPTAS AND THE VAKATAKAS (300-600 AD)

Gupta Empire and Vakatakas

POST GUPTA ERA

Architecture of Buddha, Maurayan, Gupta

MEDIEVAL HISTORY

THE AGE OF THREE EMPIRES IN NORTHERN INDIA & THE CHOLA EMPIRE (850-1200 AD) & THE AGE OF CONFLICT (1000-1200AD)

Post Gupta Age – Gurjar Pratihara , Rashtrakutas, Palas , Imperial Cholas , Tripartite Struggle for Kannauj

THE DELHI SULTANATE

Delhi Sultanate : Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty, Khalji Dynasty , Tughlaq Dynasty , Sayyid Dynasty, Lodhi Dynasty

THE MUGHAL EMPIRE & VIJAYANAGAR EMPIRE

The Mughal Empire

Later Mughal Empire, Decline of Mughals, Vijaynagar Empire

THE MARATHA EMPIRE & OTHER REGIONAL STATES & BAHMANI KINGDOM

Bahamani Kingdom, Maratha Empire

RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS

Bhakti Movement and Sufi Movement

Art & Culture

Temple architecture – Nagara style , Dravida style , Vesara style

Indian paintings

Modern Indian paintings and Folk paintings

Indian Music

Indian Music

Dance Forms in India – Classical & folk dances of All States

Indian Literature and Miscellaneous Topics

CLASS TEST

1. PREHISTORIC TO MAURYAN

2. POST MAURYAN TO POST GUPTAS