Examines the rise and fall of the ancient Indians. Readers will come away with a comprehensive understanding of who the ancient Indians were, how they built their empire, and what happened to their civilization.

Settlements sprang up in Indus Valley -- The Indus people built amazing cities -- Ancient India was a center of trade -- Climate change and earthquakes threatened the Indus civilization -- Aryans invaded from Central Asia -- Sanskrit was the language of education -- Aryans used songs to tell stories -- Buddhism was practiced all over India -- The Hindu gods grew in popularity -- Ashoka founded the first all-India empire -- Invading kings fought over the Indian empire -- The Gupta empire ushered in a golden age.