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New Empires In India
Ch 3-2
Mauryan Dynasty
• Started by Chandragupta Maurya• Had a centralized government• Divided empire up into provinces
ASOKA
• Grandson of Chandragupta• Greatest ruler in history of ancient India• Used Buddhism to guide his rule• Had many hospitals for his people built• Made India a major trade crossroad• Expanded trade• Empire fell apart after his death
SILK ROAD
• Route that went from Roman Empire to China• Called Silk Road because of the
silk was a valuable product• Covered 4,000 miles
Indian Culture
• Literature–Vedas• Indian religion texts•Written in Sanskrit•Historical epics were also written•Mahabharata and Ramayana were
two examples
Architecture
• Pillar– Large stone pillars that told Buddhism ideas
• Stupa– Large areas for Buddhist devotion– Looked like burial mounds
• Rock chamber– Places carved out of cliffs, usually for Buddhist
monks to live and work in
Science
• Astronomy– Earth was a sphere– It rotated on an axis and revolved around the Sun
• Mathematics– Algebra– Concept of 0– Numeral system we use today