Description

Ancient India

(From Earliest Times to 1000 A.D.)

SYBA Semester III

Syllabus

Objectives:
1. To acquaint the students with different sources of Ancient Indian History.
2. To enable the students to understand the political, socio-economic and cultural developments in the period under study and appreciate the rich cultural heritage in India.

Module I : Sources of Ancient India and their Importance
(a) Archaeological
(b) Literary
(c) Foreign Travellers

Module II : Indus Valley Civilization
(a) Social and Economic Life
(b) Religious Life
(c) Town Planning and Decline of the Civilization

Module III : Vedic Age
(a) Janapada
(b) Social and Economic Life
(c) Religion

Module IV : India After 6th Century B.C.
(a) Administration of Mahajanapadas
(b) Jainism and Buddhism
(c) Persian and Greek Invasions