1. Indian Politics during the Ancient and Classical Period
Comparative Analysis
Indian Politics during the Ancient and Classical Period

2. Ancient Indian Politics
A loosely connected network of localities and cities ruled by rajas.
Rajas were Kshatriya
Rajas could oversee a unification with other territories in times of crisis or ambition
A decentralized leadership based on the staggering diversity of India.
Aryan invasion brought greater degree of unification to the rule of India.

3. Classical Indian Politics
Internal improvements made unification more feasible.
Mauryans and Arthashastra
Ashoka
Religions and politics

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Largely autonomous city states
Cultural integration
Political unity arose during times of prosperity and power by a particular group
Unification difficult given geography and technology
Varies by timeframe and group
A unified area, culturally and politically.
Fractured periodically due to crisis.
A surprising degree of unity given technology and geography.
Varied by kingdom
Empire during New Kingdom