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Drishti IAS: Your Gateway to Success in Competitive Exams.
Ancient India
- Indus Valley Civilization (IVC):
- Major sites: Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Lothal.
- Town planning, drainage systems, and trade.
- Theories on the decline of IVC.
- Vedic Period:
- Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda.
- Society: Caste system, Varna system, and social organization.
- Political organization: Republics (Mahajanapadas).
- Maurya Empire:
- Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka the Great.
- Ashoka’s Dhamma and his role in spreading Buddhism.
- Edicts of Ashoka and their significance.
- Gupta Period:
- Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta, and Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya).
- Golden Age of India: Achievements in science, mathematics, literature, and art.
- Development of Hinduism, literature (Kalidasa), and mathematics (Aryabhata).
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