Regional outline for South Asia, specifically India. Divided into five units and seven categories (political, economic, social, science, art, empire, and religion).
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| 162412956 | Political, 8000-600 CE | Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro; Aryans; Maurya, central and powerful military; Gupta empire, central control with village governments | 0 | |
| 162412957 | Economic, 8000-600 CE | Active trade and communication with Sumer; Ashoka (Maurya) promote trade with rest areas for travelers and Buddhist missionaries; trade with Mesopotamia: Silk/cotton/elephants; Silk Roads | 1 | |
| 162412958 | Social, 8000-600 CE | Warrior aristocracy/enslaved Dravidians; Aryans stratify class: Varna (four classes); patriarchal; customs devalued women | 2 | |
| 162412959 | Science, 8000-600 CE | Pi, zero, numerical system, medicine, astronomy, plastic surgery | 3 | |
| 162412960 | Art, 8000-600 CE | Paintings, temples, sculptures, courtyard | 4 | |
| 162412961 | Empire, 8000-600 CE | Indus | 5 | |
| 162412962 | Religion, 8000-600 CE | Hinduism, Buddhism | 6 | |
| 162412963 | Political, 600-1450 CE | Collapse of Delhi sultanate in 1300s | 7 | |
| 162412964 | Economic, 600-1450 CE | Indian Ocean trade and trade with Islamic World, China, East Africa, and Persia; traded cotton/silk/elephants/gems/cinnamon/salt | 8 | |
| 162412965 | Social, 600-1450 CE | Caste system | 9 | |
| 162412966 | Religion, 600-1450 CE | Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism | 10 | |
| 162412967 | Political, 1450-1750 CE | Centralized under Mughal | 11 | |
| 162412968 | Economic, 1450-1750 CE | Thrived due to cotton trade | 12 | |
| 162412969 | Social, 1450-1750 CE | Patriarchal treatment of women better under Akbar (at first): allowed widows to remarry and intermarry between Hindus and Muslims, portray talents openly | 13 | |
| 162412970 | Science, 1450-1750 CE | Gunpowder technology | 14 | |
| 162412971 | Art, 1450-1750 CE | Blended with Muslim; arches/domes, Taj Mahal | 15 | |
| 162412972 | Empire, 1450-1750 CE | Mughal; gunpowder empire; decline: opening to foreign control | 16 | |
| 162412973 | Religion, 1450-1750 CE | Islam, Buddhism; mostly Hindu | 17 | |
| 162412974 | Political, 1750-1914 CE | Mughal empire, Indian National Congress; Ghandi; European influence | 18 | |
| 162412975 | Economic, 1750-1914 CE | European traders; British East India company | 19 | |
| 162412976 | Social, 1750-1914 CE | More racial based; abolish inhumane cultural traditions (Sati) | 20 | |
| 162412977 | Science, 1750-1914 CE | European education promotes science/invention | 21 | |
| 162412978 | Art, 1750-1914 CE | Roads, railroads, canals | 22 | |
| 162412979 | Empire, 1750-1914 CE | British colony | 23 | |
| 162412980 | Religion, 1750-1914 CE | Hindu, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity (not very popular) | 24 | |
| 162412981 | Political, 1914-now | Nationalism; Indian National Congress; push for independence, finally obtained after WWII | 25 | |
| 162412982 | Economic, 1914-now | Globalization facilitate and create greater trade across the globe | 26 | |
| 162412983 | Social, 1914-now | Still patriarchal with caste system | 27 | |
| 162412984 | Empire, 1914-now | After civil war: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh | 28 | |
| 162412985 | Religion, 1914-now | Muslim minority | 29 |
