1. The Golden Age of India

3. Khyber Pass India’s history is a story of succeeding invasions of people through the passes.

4. The Ganges River River systems are important to Indian history.

8. Hanuman, the monkey god From Ramayana, he represents the ideal devotee, who serves his master with unquestioning loyalty and obedience.

9. Caste System Indo-Aryans developed a system of rigid social groups.

10. Hinduism had its beginnings in the Vedic Age. The early Indo-Aryans sacrificed animals to a number of gods. Three gods emerged as the most important: Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.

11. Mauryan Buddhist Temple

12. Rebellion against caste and against the elitism of Vedic sacrifice led to the beginnings of the Buddhist and Jain religions in India.

13. Gupta Empire

15. The Taj Mahal in Agra, India was built by Shah Jahan in 1632 for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Mogul Contribution