Transcript Indian Empires - Roseville City School Districts

Indian Empires
Quick Review
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What continent is India located on?
What is a subcontinent?
What is a monsoon?
What are some of the Harrapan’s Achievements?
How was the Aryan culture different from Harrapan?
What are the 4 Varnas/Castes?
What were some of the Caste rules?
What is the largest religion in India today?
How do Hindus believe karma effects reincarnation?
Who was Siddhartha Guatama?
What is Nirvana?
Describe what the Jains believe.
Mauryan Empire
• Chandragupta (kuhn-druh-gooptuh) Maurya
 Military leader seized control of
Northern India in 320’s
 Had a complex government with a
network of spies and an army of over
600,000 soldiers
 301 wanted to become a Jainist monk,
so passed throne over to his son
Asoka
• Grandson of Chandragupta
• Strongest of all Mauryan leaders
• Expanded Mauryan empire over
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most of India and made empire
more powerful and prosperous
Launched many brutal wars against
other people
Asoka continued
• Gave up violence and converted
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to Buddhism
Made people’s lives better by
building wells, roads, shade
trees for travelers, and rest
houses throughout India
One of the most successful
person in history to spread
Buddhism by sending
missionaries to lands all over
Asia
Died in 233 BC and empire
began to fall apart
Gupta Rulers
• Eventually became powerful in 320 BC
• Promoted Hinduism
• India became prosperous and united under the rule of
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Chandragupta I (not related to Maurya)
Hinduism became a major religion, although Buddhism
and Jainism were supported by Gupta.
Created fine works of art and literature
Believed strongly in the caste system, so women’s roles
were limited to the home