History of Ancient India: Pre-Historic to 1200 A.D.

1. Role of geography in India's history, culture and civilization -- 2. Sources of ancient history -- 3. The prehistoric age -- 4. Proto-history -- 5. The vedic civilization and culture -- 6. Jainism, Buddhism, Bhagavatism and Saivism -- 7. North India in the 6th century B.C. and the rise of the Magadha Empire -- 8. The Persians and the Greeks: their invasion and their effects -- 9. The Maurya Empire -- 10. India from 187 B.C. to 300 A.D. -- 11. The Gupta Empire -- 12. Northern India after the Guptas and the Emperor Harsha Vardhan -- 13. Important ruling dynasties of Northern India (647-1200 A.D.) -- 14. The history of the South based on the Sangama literature: important dynasties of South India -- 15. India (nearly 650-1200 A.D.) -- 16. The contribution of South India to Indian culture -- 17. The Republics of ancient India -- 18. The relations of India with foreign countries and the formation of greater India -- 19. The invasion of the Arabs on India -- 20. The invasion of the Turks (11th-12th centuries) an the establishment of Turkish rule in India