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India’s First Empire

India’s First Empire. Pages 209-216. The Mauryan Dynasty (pages 210-211). Chandragupta Maurya , an Indian prince, founded India’s first Empire after Alexander the Great left India. A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family.

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India’s First Empire

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  1. India’s First Empire Pages 209-216

  2. The Mauryan Dynasty(pages 210-211) Chandragupta Maurya, an Indian prince, founded India’s first Empire after Alexander the Great left India. A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family. Many historians consider Asoka the Mauryan dynasty’s greatest king. Asoka did many great things for his people. He built hospitals and new roads and sent teachers throughout India to teach Buddhism. The kingdom grew weak after his death.

  3. The Gupta Empire (page 213) After 500 years of fighting, another Chandragupta took power and founded the Gupta dynasty. After Chandragupta died, his son , Samudragupta, took over and expanded the empire. The Gupta ruled for 200 years. They grew wealthy from trade with China and other kingdoms in Asia and the Mediterranean. Pilgrims were people who often used the trade routes to travel to a religious shrine or site. Visiting pilgrims helped makes cities wealthy just as tourist do today. The Guptas were Hindus, and they made Hinduism the official religion.

  4. Discussion Questions What happened as a result of Alexander the Great’s invasion of northern India? Alexander’s army weakened the people of India. When they left, the people could not resist Chandragupta. What advantage did the Gupta rulers have that the Mauryan rulers did not? The kingdom had gotten smaller before the Gupta rulers took power. The smaller kingdom was easier to rule.

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