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The Maurya Empire | 325-185 BCE Conquerors Turned Compassionate

The Maurya Empire | 325-185 BCE Conquerors Turned Compassionate. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great. What geographical features do you think helped save India from invasion for so long?.

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The Maurya Empire | 325-185 BCE Conquerors Turned Compassionate

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  1. The Maurya Empire | 325-185 BCEConquerors Turned Compassionate

  2. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great

  3. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great What geographical features do you think helped save India from invasion for so long?

  4. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great

  5. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great Alexander conquered his way into India (present day Pakistan) in 330 BCE

  6. India’s Geography saved it from invasion…until Alexander the Great Alexander conquered his way into India (present day Pakistan) in 330 BCE However, Alexander’s empire didn’t last long after his death in 323 BCE

  7. The fall of Alexander’s empire left space for another powerful ruler to sweep in…

  8. The fall of Alexander’s empire left space for another powerful ruler to sweep in… That ruler was ChandraguptaMaurya, the first leader of the Mauryan Dynasty

  9. The Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Chandragupta ruled the Maurya Empire from 320-298 BCE

  10. The Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Chandragupta ruled the Maurya Empire from 320-298 BCE In that time he conquered most of present day Northern India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh

  11. The Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Chandragupta ruled the Maurya Empire from 320-298 BCE In that time he conquered most of present day Northern India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh The capital of the Maurya Empire was Pataliputra

  12. The Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Chandragupta ruled the Maurya Empire from 320-298 BCE In that time he conquered most of present day Northern India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh The capital of the Maurya Empire was Pataliputra Chandragupta’s son, Bindusararuled from 298-269 BCE – but no notable expansion occurred until the next ruler…

  13. Ashoka the Great 269-232 BCE

  14. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETsvZgTFDvk

  15. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He expanded the empire to cover almost all of present day India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh!

  16. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He expanded the empire to cover almost all of present day India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh! An empire of this extent was not seen again from approximately 1800 years!

  17. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He expanded the empire to cover almost all of present day India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh! What geographical features would have made this difficult? An empire of this extent was not seen again from approximately 1800 years!

  18. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He expanded the empire to cover almost all of present day India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh! What geographical features would have made this difficult? Great Indian Desert Himalayan Mountains Vindhya Mountains Deccan Plateau

  19. Why was Ashoka the Great so great?

  20. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? After seeing so much death and violence during his military campaigns to expand the empire, Ashoka converted to Buddhism and adopted the Buddhist belief that killing is wrong.

  21. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? After seeing so much death and violence during his military campaigns to expand the empire, Ashoka converted to Buddhism and adopted the Buddhist belief that killing is wrong. From that point on, Ashoka’s goal was to make life better for the people of his empire…

  22. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? After seeing so much death and violence during his military campaigns to expand the empire, Ashoka converted to Buddhism and adopted the Buddhist belief that killing is wrong. From that point on, Ashoka’s goal was to make life better for the people of his empire… How did he make life better in his empire? Read about Ashoka on page 346 of your textbook and discuss with a partner…

  23. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He required that his officials be kind to others He offered free medical aid to his people He improved villages by having wells dug and trees planted

  24. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He also expanded Buddhism throughout his empire and beyond it He devoted himself and his government to the principle of dharma(duty) to prevent the killing/eating of animals, to practise religious tolerance, and to be kind to his people.

  25. Why was Ashoka the Great so great? He placed inscribed pillars throughout the empire declaring Buddhist texts, laws, and his own ideas about life and justice These pillars came to be known as the edictsof Ashoka

  26. Remember this? A familiar symbol was found on many of Ashoka’s pillars…where have you seen this before?

  27. Remember this? A familiar symbol was found on many of Ashoka’s pillars…where have you seen this before?

  28. The Ashokachakrais in the middle of the Indian flag …it’s a symbol of Ashoka’s Buddhist empire

  29. Decline of the Maurya Empire The empire did not last long after Ashoka’s death. No one could hold the empire together quite like he could.

  30. Decline of the Maurya Empire The empire did not last long after Ashoka’s death. No one could hold the empire together quite like he could. 6different rulers tried to run the Maurya empire over the next 50years, but eventually the empire lost its power in 185 BCE.

  31. Decline of the Maurya Empire The empire did not last long after Ashoka’s death. No one could hold the empire together quite like he could. 6different rulers tried to run the Maurya empire over the next 50years, but eventually the empire lost its power in 185 BCE. Centuries of warfollowed, until another leader named Chandragupta conquered NorthernIndia 500 years after the fall of the Maurya empire.

  32. Decline of the Maurya Empire The empire did not last long after Ashoka’s death. No one could hold the empire together quite like he could. 6different rulers tried to run the Maurya empire over the next 50years, but eventually the empire lost its power in 185 BCE. Centuries of warfollowed, until another leader named Chandragupta conquered NorthernIndia 500 years after the fall of the Maurya empire. The End

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