India & China

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Chandragupta Maurya
?? open up

Classical Indian Dynasties
and Empires

the

first Indian
Empire
?? Established a
rigid
bureaucracy to
carry his
commands

Asoka

Asoka (cont)

?? Grandson

?? India

of Chandragupta
wars he increased
the size of his kingdom to
admit India except the southern tip
?? He converted to Buddhism and
governed in concord with Buddhist
ideals
?? Through

?

flourished economically
under Asoka.
?? It became an important crossroads
in a commercial engagement from the
Pacific Rim to Southwest Asia and
the Mediterranean Sea.





He facility up hospitals for the great unwashed and
animals, and a system of shade trees
and shelters for travelers

Gupta Empire
?? Became

overlook political
power in northern India
?? Favored Hinduism (which
became the dominate
religion), but also
back up Buddhism
?? Invasions from the
nomadic tribe the Huns
weakened the Empire

Gupta Empire (cont)
?? the

concept of nada and
the decimal system were
introduced
?? use of the Sanskrit
language

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Economy
?? Many

trade

people made their m unrivaledy by

?? Silk,

cottons, wool, ivory, spices, and
precious gems

Ancient Indian Society

Buddhism
?? Basic

beliefs

the tiro one
Four Noble Truths
?? The Eightfold Path
?? Stupas shrines to Buddha
?? Two branches:
?? Theravada Buddha is a great teacher
and spiritual leader
?? Mahayana Buddha is a god and savior

?? Used
?? Ran

the Silk Road

from China to the
Mediterranean Sea

Look at the graphic to help organize your
thoughts. comparability Hindu and Buddhist
beliefs and practices.

?? Siddhartha
?? The

Society
?? Men

practiced polygyny allowed
to have more then one wife
?? Sutte widows would commit
suicide by throwing themselves on
top of their husbands flaming
funeral pyres

Hinduism?
only

Both
Reincarnation
Cyclical cerebration of history

Caste system
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