Transcript Chapter 6: Early India

Chapter 6: Early India
Section 3: India’s First
Empires
Chapter 6 Section 3 Questions
1. The Mauryan dynasty set up a _________ government,
which was controlled by the capital city.
2. The Mauryan ruler _________ built new roads & hospitals
for people & animals.
3. 500 years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, the ______
dynasty created an empire that reunited much of
northern India.
4. 2 famous epic stories that Indians today still love to read
are Mahabharata & _________
5. The Indian invention of _________ around A.D. 500 had a
great impact on the study of math & science.
The Mauryan
Dynasty
The Gupta
Empire
Indian Lit. &
Science
The Mauryan
Dynasty
> Chandragupta Maurya,
an Indian prince,
founded India’s first
empire after Alexander
the Great left India.
> Controlled the empire
by having a strong army
and using spies.
> Asoka – Mauryan
Dynasty’s greatest King.
Strong military leader
who turned away from
violence. Built hospitals
and roads. After his
death the dynasty 7
Empire fell.
The Gupta
Empire
Indian Lit. &
Science
The Mauryan
Dynasty
The Gupta
Empire
> Chandragupta Maurya,
an Indian prince,
founded India’s first
empire after Alexander
the Great left India.
> After 500 years of
fighting another
Chandragupta took
power and founded the
Gupta Empire.
> Controlled the empire
by having a strong army
and using spies.
> Ruled for about 200
years. Grew wealthy
from trade with China,
and kingdoms in SE Asia.
> Asoka – Mauryan
Dynasty’s greatest King.
Strong military leader
who turned away from
violence. Built hospitals
and roads. After his
death the dynasty 7
Empire fell.
> Also made money off of
Pilgrims – people who
visit religious sites.
> The golden age of art
and learning was during
the Gupta Empire.
Indian Lit. &
Science
The Mauryan
Dynasty
The Gupta
Empire
> Chandragupta Maurya,
an Indian prince,
founded India’s first
empire after Alexander
the Great left India.
> After 500 years of
fighting another
Chandragupta took
power and founded the
Gupta Empire.
> Controlled the empire
by having a strong army
and using spies.
> Ruled for about 200
years. Grew wealthy
from trade with China,
and kingdoms in SE Asia.
> Asoka – Mauryan
Dynasty’s greatest King.
Strong military leader
who turned away from
violence. Built hospitals
and roads. After his
death the dynasty 7
Empire fell.
Indian Lit. &
Science
> Aryabhata – leading
mathematician in Gupta
Empire.
> 1st scientist to use
Algebra.
> Developed the idea of
Zero and a symbol to
represent it.
> Also made money off of
Pilgrims – people who
visit religious sites.
> Created symbols for 19.
> The golden age of art
and learning was during
the Gupta Empire.
> Invented algorithmsseries of steps that solve
a problem.
The Mauryan Dynasty
• Chandragupta Maurya, an Indian prince,
founded India’s first empire after Alexander
the Great left India.
• Controlled the empire by having a strong
army and using spies.
• Asoka – Mauryan Dynasty’s greatest King.
Strong military leader who turned away from
violence. Built hospitals and roads. After his
death the dynasty 7 Empire fell.
The Gupta Empire
• After 500 years of fighting another
Chandragupta took power and founded the
Gupta Empire.
• Ruled for about 200 years. Grew wealthy from
trade with China, and kingdoms in SE Asia.
• Also made money off of Pilgrims – people who
visit religious sites.
• The golden age of art and learning was during
the Gupta Empire.
Indian Literature & Science
• Aryabhata – leading mathematician in Gupta
Empire.
• 1st scientist to use Algebra.
• Developed the idea of Zero and a symbol to
represent it.
• Created symbols for 1-9.
• Invented algorithms- series of steps that
solve a problem.