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India: Mauryan Empire

India: Mauryan Empire . Chandragupta Unifies the North Arthasastra: ruler’s handbook Spying Political assassination 269 B.C.E. Asoka Waging war and expanding Religious toleration Buddhism Roads Every nine miles, wells and rest houses Stone Pillars with policies

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India: Mauryan Empire

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  1. India: Mauryan Empire • Chandragupta Unifies the North • Arthasastra: ruler’s handbook • Spying • Political assassination • 269 B.C.E. Asoka • Waging war and expanding • Religious toleration • Buddhism • Roads • Every nine miles, wells and rest houses • Stone Pillars with policies • Empire collapsed after Asoka 232 B.C.E.

  2. Period between the Empires • Turmoil • Three kingdoms • Benefit from trade and central location

  3. India: Gupta Empire • Chandra Gupta • Came to power by marrying a daughter to an influential royal family • Samudra Gupta • Arts • Kalidasa, poet Shakuntala • Theatrical: Sanskrit theater • 40 years of conquest • Patriarchal

  4. Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism, a change in Buddhism • Legalism: • 4th century B.C.E. • Rulers should not be deceived by ideals of humanity and tradition • Rule through code of laws in which interpretation is taken away and leadership becomes a science • Main idea, humanity is inherently evil, needs strict laws • Confucianism • Social and ethical philosophy, sense of moral understanding • Defined roles and obligations • Daoism • Religion of opposites, Yin and Yang • Many deities are worshiped • Spiritual immortality is a goal • Buddhism • Bodhisattvas: those who chose to give up nirvana and work to save humanity • Mahayana: believed the new doctrines • Theravada: believed in the original teaching of individual

  5. Maintaining the Empire • Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine • Trade • Science, sailors, calendar, Lunar eclipse = earth is round • Rich in resources • Silk Road • Middle Men • Movement of people and ideas • Math • Zero, decimal system, value of pi, • Medicine • Described more than 500 diseases, and 500 medical plants

  6. Tamil States • Not controlled by the Gupta Empire • Trade with Roman Empire • Matriarchal • Modern Day • Tamil Nadu • One of India’s 28 states

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