The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline

aboriginal agriculture ancient army Arthaśāstra Aryan Asoka Bihār Bimbisāra brahmin Buddha Buddhist Candragupta caravan caste cattle cave cities civilisation clan clear coins common copper cultivation cults Deccan Dhangars dynasty emperor feudal food production food-gathering forest fourth century Gandhāra Gangetic basin gods Greek guilds Gupta Harappā human important Indian history Indra janapada Kārle king known Kosala Kosalan Krishna kshatriya Kushāna labour land language later Licchavis Magadhan Mahābhārata Mathurā Mauryan means megaliths merchants Mesopotamia metal microliths millennium b.c. modern Mohenjo-dāro monasteries monks mother goddess Nāga original Pāli Panjāb peasant plough pottery prehistoric priest primitive region religion remained Rigvedic ritual river rule sacrifice Sakyans Samudragupta Sanskrit Sātavāhana settlement shows silver sitā Śiva sixth century b.c. slaves society stage stone śūdra surplus survive taxes Taxila totem trade routes tradition tribal tribe tribesmen Vedas Vedic Vesāli village word worship Yadus yajña