The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline

aboriginal agriculture Ajātaśatru ancient army Arthaśāstra Aryan Asoka brahmin Buddha Buddhist Candragupta caste cattle cave century A.D. chief cities civilisation clan clear coins common copper cultivation cults culture Deccan Dhangar dynasty emperor feudal food production food-gathering forest Gandhāra Gangetic basin gods Greek guilds Gupta Harappa human important Indian history Indra Indus iron janapada king known Kosala Krishna kshatriya Kushāna labour land language later legend Licchavis Magadhan Mahābhārata Mauryan means megaliths merchants Mesopotamia metal microliths millennium B.C. modern Mohenjo-daro monasteries monks mother goddess Nāga original Pāli Panjab peasant plough pottery prehistoric priest primitive Rajgir region religion remained Rigveda ritual river rule sacrifice Sakyans Sanskrit Sātavāhana seal settlement shows silver sitā Śiva sixth century slaves social society stage stone śūdra surplus survive Taxila tion totem trade route tradition tribal tribe tribesmen uttarapatha Vedas Vedic village word worship Yadus yajña