India's first civilizations -- Family life in the Indus Valley -- Indus Valley houses -- Food in the Indus Valley -- Indus Valley clothing and jewelry -- Religion in the Indus Valley -- The rise of another civilization -- Mauryan family life -- Food in Mauryan times -- Mauryan education -- Mauryan clothing -- Religion in the Mauryan Empire -- A third civilization appears: the Gupta Empire (319-540 CE) -- Family life in the Gupta Empire -- Food in the Gupta Empire -- Education in the Gupta Empire -- Gupta clothing -- Religion in Gupta times -- How the past affects the present.