India's Geography
first civilization
Indus Valley
India's first empire
Maurya Empire
India’s First Emperor
Chandragupta
India's greatest king
Asoka
India's second empire
Gupta Empire
describe the ancient Indian societies
Scattered small kingdoms
India’s First Emperor who established Maurya empire.
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta feared being assassinated
because he had killed a king to get his throne.
what religion did Asoka spread?
buddhism
describe a patriarchal family
headed by a father
describe the location of India in the world map
In Asia, diamond shape, near China
describe the government in the Maurya Empire
bureaucratic
To avoid being poisoned, what did Chandragupta do?
he made servants taste all his food.
Asoka promoted religious tolerance. What does this mean?
acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs
describe a matriarchal family
headed by a mother
India's link to other civilizations in the world
Alexander the Great’s empire reached Indus Valley but left almost immediately.
describe a bureaucratic government
dividing the empire into four provinces, each led by a royal prince, with local districts managing taxes and law enforcement.
To avoid being murdered in bed
he slept in a different room every night.
As a result of the 100,000 soldiers he killed during the battle against the Kalinga, what did Asoka do next?
studied Buddhism
What did India experienced under the Gupta Empire
India experienced a period of great achievement in the arts, religious thought, and science.