Ancient History — UPSC Notes, PYQs & Practice

8 free UPSC notes on ancient history: Read This First; Reconstructing Ancient India; Prehistory of India. With PYQs, MCQs and active-recall tests.

• Read This First: How UPSC Tests Ancient, Medieval & Art-Culture
• Reconstructing Ancient India: Sources, Historiography & Dating
• Prehistory of India: Stone Age to Chalcolithic & Megalithic Cultures
• The Indus (Harappan) Civilisation: Town Planning, Sites, Economy & Decline
• The Vedic Age: Early (Rig Vedic) vs Later Vedic — Polity, Society, Economy & Religion
• Mahajanapadas, the Rise of Magadha & the Iranian and Macedonian Invasions
• Jainism & the Heterodox Ferment: Mahavira, Doctrines, the Great Schism & the Ajivikas
• Buddhism: The Buddha, Four Noble Truths, the Councils, Schools, Spread & Decline