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Ancient and

Medieval History &

Culture

for

Civil Services

Examinations

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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Videos

Chapter-wise Break up of Previous Years¡¯ Questions (Prelims)

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UNIT ¨C 1 ANCIENT HISTORY

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PREHISTORIC PERIOD

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1 The Palaeolithic Age (500000¨C10000 BC)

The Lower Palaeolithic Culture (500000¨C60000 BC)

The Middle Palaeolithic Culture (60000¨C50000 BC)

The Upper Palaeolithic Culture (50000¨C10000 BC)

2 The Mesolithic Age (Transition Period)

3 The Neolithic Age (10000¨C4500 BC)

Regional Distribution of Neolithic Cultures

Practice Questions

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INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION

1 Indus Valley Civilization

Geographical Extent

Town Planning and Urban Architecture

Agriculture

Domestication of Animals

Trade

Weights and Measures

Religious Practices

Burial Practices

Technology

Seals and Terracotta Figures

Polity and Society

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Harrapan Script

Decline of Harrapan Culture

Practice Questions

Perfecting Past Prelims

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EARLY VEDIC PERIOD

1 Vedic Period

Where Did the Aryans Come From?

Where Did Aryans Settle in India?

Vedic Names of Popular Rivers

2 Early Vedic Period (1500¨C1000 BC)

Trade and Economy

Religion

Political Organization

Army

Society

3 Vedic Literature

Shruti

Smriti

Vedas

Practice Questions

Perfecting Past Prelims

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LATER VEDIC PERIOD

1 Later Vedic Period

Settlements in Later Vedic Period

Political Organization

Later Vedic Period Administration

Societal Division in Later Vedic Period: Birth of Varna System

Birth of Ashrama System

Birth of Gotra System

Status of Women in Later Vedic Period

Economy

Gods of Later Vedic Period

End of Vedic Period

Practice Questions

Perfecting Past Prelims

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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY¨CI

1 Six Orthodox Schools of Philosophy

Samkhya School

Yoga School

Nyaya School

Vaisheshika School

Mimamsa School

Vedanta School

2 Three Unorthodox Schools

Lokayata Philosophy or Charvaka School

Jainism

Buddhism

Shaivism

Bhagavatism¨CVaishnavism

Practice Questions

Perfecting Past Prelims

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THE MAHAJANAPADAS

1 The Mahajanapadas

Formation

Mahajanapadas

The Haryanka Dynasty (544¨C413 BC)

The Shishunaga Dynasty (413¨C345 BC)

The Nanda Dynasty (345¨C321 BC)

Republics and Monarchies

Practice Questions

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THE AGE OF THE MAURYA

1 The Age of the Maurya

Important Kings of the Mauryan Empire

Social Life Under the Mauryas

The Mauryan Statecraft

Religion Under the Mauryas

Literature under the Mauryas

Edicts of Asoka

Decline of the Mauryan Empire

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