2,50,000 B.C – 4000 B.C
Prehistoric Era
1. The Palaeolithic or the Early Stone Age (2,50,000 B.C to 10,000 B.C)
2. The Mesolithic or the Middle Stone Age and (10,000 B.C to 4000 B.C)
3. The Neolithic or the Lower Stone Age (Began around 4000 B.C)
4000 B.C – 1500 B.C
Chalcolithic Culture, The Indus valley civilisation and the Megaliths
1. Chalcolithic Culture (Pre-Harappan culture)
2. Indus Valley Civilization (BRONZE AGE) (3500 B.C to 1500 B.C)
3. Megaliths (Iron Age) (3500 B.C – 300 B.C)
1500 B.C- 500 B.C
The Vedic Age
1. Early Vedic age (1500 B.C to 1000 B.C)
2. Later Vedic age (1000 B.C to 500 B.C)
500 B.C – 300 B.C
Janapadas and Mahajanapadas and The Rise of Magadha
600 BC – 300 BC
First phase of Foreign invasion
1. Persian/Iranian Invasion (Darius and Xerxes)
2. Macedonian/Greek Invasion (Alexander)
Starts from 500 B.C.
300 B.C-300 A.D
The Mauryan Age and The Sangam Age and The Muvenders (Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas)
1. The Mauryan Age (321 B.C – 185 B.C)
1a. Mauryan Art and Architecture
2. The Sangam Age (300 BC – 300 AD)
3. Three Crowned Kings (Muvendar) of Tamilakam: Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas.
200 B.C – 250 A.D.
Post-Mauryan Period and Second phase of invasion
1. Native Kingdoms (Sungas, Kanvas and Satavahanas)
1a. The Satavahanas
2. Second Phase of Invasion (200 B.C. to 200 C.E): Indo-Greeks, Parthians, Sakas, and the Kushans.
3. Post Mauryan Art and Architecture
300 A.D. – 480 A.D
The Guptas
1. Important Kings of Gupta Dynasty
2. Major Literary Works and Authors in Gupta Period
3. Navaratnas of Chandragupta II court
4. Gupta Numismatics
5. Six Schools of Philosophy
6. Five groups of structural temples of Gupta period
7. Science and Technology during Gupta times
8. Other Achievements in Art and Architecture during Gupta times
9. Administration and Socio-Economic Conditions during Gupta period
500 A.D – 700 A.D
Post-Gupta Period
1. Huna Invasions and its effects on India.
2. Pushyabhuti (Vardhana Dynasty): The Reign of Harshavardhana (606 to 647 A.D.)
3. Kingdoms of South India (The Chalukyas of Badami and Pallavas of Mahabalipuram)
3a. The early Chalukyas of Badami (543-753 A.D.)
3b. Chalukyas: Cradle of Temple Architecture
3c. Pallava Dynasty (275 AD TO 897 AD)
3d. Pallava Dynasty and the start of Dravidian style of Temple Architecture