More Axial Age n back to India n ca. 500 B.C. n caste system in place n development of Hinduism –Brahmin priests.
The Mauryan Empire Many small kingdoms existed across India in 300s BC Each kingdom had own ruler; no central authority united them Magadha a dominant.
Indian Empires: Maurya, Kushan, and Gupta Empires
AIM : Why was the Gupta Empire known as the “golden age” of India?