Map of Asia

Map of India

People and Places

• Bombay old and new
• Hyderabad
• Balloon Hats

Time Line: Vedic Period (1000 BC – 600 BC)

• Hindu Temples
• The Vedas, the Mahabharata
• The Caste system

Time Line: Rise of Jainism and Buddhism (600 – 400 BC)

• Gautama Buddha
• Jainism and ahimsa (non-violence)

Time Line: The Mauryan Period (400 – 1 BC)

• Map of Asoka’s Empire
• Decline after Asoka

The Golden Age (1 – 1200 BC)

• Temple art

Moslem States in India (14^th – 20^th centuries)

• Map of the Mughal Empire, 1605

• The Red Fort, Delhi
• Taj Mahal

Sikhism (16^th century – present)

• The Golden Temple

British India, 1919