Early Indus Valley Civilizations

The Indus Valley Civilization was an urban civilization from 3300-1300 BCE that covered most of present-day Pakistan and northwest India.

The Vedic period in India (c. 1700 - 500 BCE) is marked by the composition of the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.

The Maurya Dynasty was an extensive empire that occupied all of northwestern India from 321-185 BCE.