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The period of Indian History from 3rd century B.C.E. to 5th century C.E. was the period of innovation and interaction. How will you react?
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- Post-Mauryan Period
The eight centuries between the Mauryas and the early Guptas were not a static interlude between two "classical" ages. They were a period when the subcontinent was pulled into direct contact with Central Asia, the Hellenistic world, Iran, China, Rome and Southeast Asia, and that very contact fed a burst of indigenous innovation.
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- Innovation: Religious and Philosophical
- Innovation: Science, Numbers and Language
- Innovation: Kingship, Coinage and Craft
- Interaction: Central Asia and the Hellenistic World
- Interaction: Rome, the Silk Route and the Wider World
- Interaction Made Visible: Syncretism
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