1. India’s First Empires  
Chapter 4 Section 3

2. The Mauryan Dynasty

3. The Mauryan Dynasty Built India’s first empire Indian Prince
United almost all of Northern India
Founded the Mauryan dynasty in 321 B.C.
Chandragupta Maurya

4. The Mauryan Dynasty
Capital City of the Mauryan Dynasty
Pataliputra

5. Asoka stupas The Mauryan Dynasty
ruled the Mauryan empire from 273 b.c. to 232 B.C.
Empire’s greatest king
followed the teachings of Buddha
focused on the welfare of others
Buddhist shrines that have the shape of a dome or mound

6. The Gupta Empire

7. The Gupta Empire Gupta Empire (Dynasty) 200 years
Smaller than the Mauryan Dynasty
Grew wealthy from trade
Pilgrims used trade routes to travel to religious sites
made Hinduism the official religion

8. Indian Literature and Science

9. Indian Literature and Science
ancient sacred texts for religious ceremonies
He was an important writer during the Gupta period
love stories, comedies, poems, plays
Vedas
Kalidasa

10. Indian Literature and Science
Indian Mathematicians
number and symbol for zero
infinity=endless
symbols for # 1-9
algorithms