1. India and MesoAmerica
Classical times

2. Maurya Empire 322-187 BCE Who else is “empiring” around this time?
Fall of Hellenistic Empire (Alexander the Great) 322 BCE
Qin Dynasty in China and Han
Mayans, Chavin, Olmec in Americas
Rome rising
Ashoka expands the empire and makes BUDDHISM the official religion
Monasteries and Stupas established and for about 100 years, science, trade and peace prosper

4. The Great Stupa at Sanchi, Eastern Gateway, Pataliputra

5. Pillars of Ashoka
Wheel of Ashoka

6. and the split of empires
Wide diversity
Adherence to Hinduism
A military coup
and the split of empires
Why did they fall?

7. Gupta Empire CE
India is reunified by Sri Gupta, bringing peace and stability and a “Golden Age” of India
Literary, scientific and artistic works created or discovered
Advances in math (Pi, Zero, decimal system)
Hindu culture rooted in Gupta Golden Age

9. Important to remember:
Caste System still
Important!
Regionalism
Trade

10. Why did they fall? Invaders! White Huns
Elites want their kingdoms back and unity falls apart!

11. Technologies that improved trade: (remember the 4 trade routes?)
Stirrups, Yokes, Saddles
Monsoons and Lateen Sails
What are those 4 trade routes? What was traded? What also traveled?

12. The Americas--Classical
Maya
Olmec

13. Maya-200-900 CE Calendar Architecture Writing (GLYPHS) Ballgame
Tikal, Tenochtitlan, Copan
Close to City States

14. Maya

15. South America Moche 100-700 CE Chavin (previously)
Gold, architecture and
irrigations systems