These are MY definitions so if they aren't right, it's not my fault.
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| 33297599 | Vedic and Epic Ages | Several centuries between the destruction of the Indus River civilization and the revival of full civilization elsewhere on the subcontinent; Also called the formative period, in which Indo-European migrants gradually came to terms with agriculture, but had their own impact on the culture and social structure of their new home. | 0 | |
| 33297600 | Maurya Dynasty | First ruler was Chandragupta, whose family line were the first rulers to unify much of the entire subcontinent; developed a substantial bureaucracy. | 1 | |
| 33297601 | Ashoka | Chandragupta's grandson; Served as a governor of two provinces, gained all but the southern tip of India through fierce fighting, and ultimately converted to Buddhism. | 2 | |
| 33297602 | Guptas | Preceeded the collapse of the Kushan state and preferred to intermarry with their families, expanding influence without constant fighting; Gave classical India it's greatest period of political stability, but was eventually overturned by the Huns. | 3 | |
| 33297603 | Sanskrit | became the language of educated people. | 4 | |
| 33297604 | Caste System | describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups. | 5 | |
| 33297605 | Hinduism | the religion of India's majority; developed gradually over a period of many centuries and has no single founder, no central holy figure from whom the basic religious beliefs stemmed. | 6 | |
| 33297606 | The Upanishads | Advanced the idea of a mystical contact with a divine essence, and attacked the conventional Brahmin view of what religion should be, a set of proper ceremonies that would lead to good things in this life or rewards after death. | 7 | |
| 33297607 | Dharma | Each person must meet the obligations of life, serving the family, producing a livelihood and even earning money, and serving in the army when the need arises. | 8 | |
| 33297608 | Buddhism | founded by Gautama or "Buddha" who believed in rewards after life, seeing the ultimate goal as destruction of the self and union with the divine essence, a state termed "nirvana"; spread by holy men, organized in monasteries but preaching throughout the world. | 9 | |
| 33297609 | The Panchatantra | A composition of Sinbad the Sailor, Jack the Giant Killer, and the Seven League Boots, that was recorded during the Gupta period and is now known all over the world. | 10 |
