Outline of ancient India

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India:

Ancient India India as it existed from pre-historic times (c. 7000 BCE or earlier) to the start of the Middle Ages (c. 500 CE).[1]

Geography of ancient India

General history of ancient India

Indian pre-history

An elaborate periodisation may be as follows:[2]

  • Pre-Classical period (c. 200 BCE-320 CE);
  • "Golden Age" (Gupta Empire) (c. 320-650 CE);
  • Late-Classical period (c. 650-1200 CE);

Iron Age (c. 1200 – 272 BCE)

Second Urbanisation

Classical Age

Middle Ages (c. 500 – 1500)

Culture in ancient India

Art in ancient India

Language in ancient India

Religion in ancient India

Science and technology in ancient India

Organizations concerned with ancient India

Museums with ancient Indian exhibits

See also

Notes

  1. Different periods are designated as "classical Hinduism":
    • Smart calls the period between 1000 BCE and 100 CE "pre-classical". It is the formative period for the Upanishads and Brahmanism[subnote 1]

Subnotes

  1. Smart distinguishes "Brahmanism" from the Vedic religion, connecting "Brahmanism" with the Upanishads.<ref name='FOOTNOTESmart200352, 83-86'>Smart 2003, p. 52, 83-86.

References

Sources

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  • Smart, Ninian (2003), Godsdiensten van de wereld (The World's religions), Kampen: Uitgeverij Kok 
  • Stein, Burton (2010), A History of India, John Wiley & Sons 
  • Thapar, Romila (1978), Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations (PDF), Orient Blackswan 
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