1. Mauryan Gupta Empires And Essential Question:
What were the lasting achievements of Maurya and Gupta?
Mauryan
And
Gupta Empires

2. The next classical civilization is India: The Mauryan and Gupta Empires.

3. Impact of Geography on Mauryan Identify one GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE and propose how it might impact the culture of Mauryan
The Empire lasted from 321 BCE – 232 BCE

4. Rulers handbook on how to hold a empire together.
Mauryan Government
Using this as a basis; Chandragupta created a highly bureaucratic government to control the regional princes.
The empire was divided into 4 provinces, each headed by a royal prince. Those provinces were then divided into districts where officials took taxes and enforced the law.
Arthasastra:
Rulers handbook on how to hold a empire together.

5. The formation of Maurya
Chandragupta
challenged the Greeks and formed the Mauryan Empire.
The empire stretched from Afghanistan to the Ganges.

6. The Culture of the Mauryan’s
Did you know?
The traditional Buddha was depicted as malnourished because he fasted so much. He wasn’t depicted as fat and happy until Buddhism reached China.
A second, less popular religion was Buddhism.

7. Pop Quiz!! How about Buddhism?
Is Hinduism Polytheistic or Monotheistic?
How about Buddhism?
Who founded Buddhism?
What was the strict social hierarchy in Hinduism?

8. Mauryan Empire
Ashoka the Great
Ashoka converted to Buddhism, and started to win loyalty by acts of kindness and promoting welfare
He became horrified by the bloodshed of battle.
How does this change Buddhism in India?

9. The Culture of the Mauryan Empire
Mauryan writing was called Sanskrit; although there were many other languages and writings in India

10. Mauryan Achievements
The Mauryan Empire expanded trade in the Indian Ocean and the Silk Road.
Once Indians learned of the Silk Roads, they realized that they could make great profits by acting as middlemen.
Effect: Buddhism spread to China

11. After Asoka’s death, the Mauryan Empire started to fall apart.
Fall of the Mauryan
After Asoka’s death, the Mauryan Empire started to fall apart.

12. Impact of Geography on Gupta Identify one GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE and propose how it might impact the culture of Gupta
The Empire lasted from 320 CE – 535 CE
Indian Ocean trade increased; Traders used coastal routes around the rim of the Indian Sea and up the Persian Gulf to bring goods from India to Rome.

13. In 320 CE, a new ruling family, the Gupta, emerged.
Gupta Empire
A golden age is a period marked by peace and stability accompanied by strides in art and literature
In 320 CE, a new ruling family, the Gupta, emerged.
The two centuries of Gupta Rule are referred to at the “Golden Age of Hindu Culture”

14. Gupta Trade
This temple found in Indonesia was made using the Gupta architecture.
Gupta Empire traded in the Indian Ocean and Silk road and brought their culture with them. As a result of cultural diffusion, Gupta influence can also be found in Southeast Asia.

15. Gupta Art
Artist painted colorful murals, and intricate architecture and temples were built.

16. Gupta Achievements
These are known as Arabic Numerals today… why?
Mathematicians developed the concept of zero, the idea of infinity, and the decimal system.

17. Gupta Achievements
Astronomers put forward the idea that the Earth was not flat, but round and rotated on it’s own axis.

18. Gupta Achievements
Physicians set bones, performed minor skin grafts, and wrote books on diseases.
Astronomers also calculated the solar year and the shape and movement of bodies in spaces with remarkable accuracy.

19. Gupta Fall
Huns, a nomadic warlike tribe from Central Asia, invaded India and caused the Gupta Empire to fall and disintegrate into smaller states.

20. Closure Activity
Would you rather live during the Mauryan or Gupta empire?
Using evidence you learned, provide at least 3 reasons why
You MUST write in complete sentences