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Who Built India's First Empire?
Emperor Asoka's Reign
The Fall of the Mauryan Empire
Vocabulary
Asoka's Law Code
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Chandragupta Maurya
Who founded India's first empire?
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The empires greatest king
What was Asoka thought to be by historians?
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232 b.c.
When did Asoka die?
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Chandragupta Maurya
Who founded India's first empire?
100
Sanskrit, Greek, and Aramaic
What languages were the law code written in?
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321 b.c.
What year was the Mauryan Dynasty founded?
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He was a strong military leader but hated bloodshed
Why was Asoka an unusual leader?
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The Kings who followed Asoka were not very good leaders
Why did the empire grow weak?
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A series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
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40-50 high
How tall were each pillar?
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Pataliputra
What was the capital Chandragupta had to have a strong army for?
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Buddhist shrines that have the shape of a dome or mound
What are stupas
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The last Mauryan ruler was killed by one of his own generals
What happened in 183 b.c. That was so bad?
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Chandragupta's capital
What is Pataliputra?
300
Asoka's laws
What did Buddhist principles dominate?
400
A spy system
What kind of system did he need to make sure no one would rebel
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India and Asia
Where did Asoka send Buddhist teachers?
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Bad decisions
What made people turn against the Kings?
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The empire's greatest king and ruled from about 273 b.c. To 232 b.c.
Who is Asoka?
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India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Where were the 30 places the edicts were scattered?
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A postal system
What did he set up because communication was so important?
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273 b.c. To 232 b.c.
How long did Asoka rule?
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Forced merchants to pay heavy taxes and seized peasants' crops for themselves
What bad decisions did the Kings make?
500
A Buddhist shrine that has the shape of a dome or mound
What is a stupa?
500
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How many rock edicts?