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India -- pt. 1: Creating Civilization in South Asia

Sep 30, 2021

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The History of Sanscrit and Giannism

03:16

The Early Iron Age in India

03:03

The Indo Arians Migrated Into the Indis Valley

03:09

Introduction

4min

The Impact Between India and Asia

2min

The Climate of South Asia Is Complex

3min

What Are the Main Political Regions and Provinces of South Asia?

3min

The Indo Gangetic Plain, the Great Chain of Himalayas

3min

The History of India and the Development of Power

3min

Early Human Artifacts in South Asia

4min

The Indus Valley Civilization

3min

Indus Valley Seals

4min

10.

Indis Valley Seals - A Black Whole of History?

2min

11.

How Did the Indus Valley Civilization Fade?

3min

12.

What Happened in the Indis Valley?

3min

13.

The Early Iron Age in India

3min

14.

The Indo Arians Migrated Into the Indis Valley

3min

15.

The Myth of the Brahman Class

3min

16.

The Early Classical Era in India

3min

17.

The History of Sanscrit and Giannism

3min

18.

The Instability of the Indus Valley

4min

19.

The Story of Chanakya

2min

20.

Chanakya and Chandra Gupta Moria - A History of India

3min

21.

The History of Buddhism in India

3min

22.

Indo-Shunga Dynasty - A Brief History

3min

23.

The Gupta Dynasty

2min

24.

The Golden Age of Gupta India

4min

25.

The Golden Age of India

3min

26.

Vedanta - A History of Hinduism

2min

We discuss the complex geography of the Indian Subcontinent, and how early societies in India, beginning with the mysterious Indus Valley Civilization, developed cities, technology, art, and literature, giving rise eventually to the flourishing Maurya and Gupta empires and the inventions of the Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu religions. Image: Asoka pillar with lion amidst the remains of Vaisali, Bihar, India. Please support this podcast and hear the recent lecture on the Founding Fathers! -- www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632