CONTENTS

                              UNIT - I

1. The Mauryan Empire : Social, Economic and Religious Life 

2. Buddhism and Jainism : Impact on Punjab With Special 

    Reference to 4th Buddhist Council 

3. The Kushans : Impact of Kanishka 's Rule on Punjab 

                             UNIT - II

4. Gandhara School of Art : Salient Features 

5. The Guptas : Cultural and Scientific Developments 

6. Position Of Women : Under the Mauryas , the Guptan and 

   the Vardhanas 

                              UNIT - III

7. Depiction of Punjab in the accounts of Chinese Travellers 

    Fahien and Hieun Tsang 

8. Main Developments  in Literature 

9. Education : Significant Developments ; Taxila 

                              UNIT - IV

10. Society and Culture on the eve of Turkish Invasion on Punjab 

11. Punjab in the Kitab - ul Hind of Alberuni 

12. Important Historical Places 

Short Answer Type Questions