New Empire in India Chapter 3 Section 2 India and China New Empire in India Chapter 3 Section 2

Three New Empires The Mauryan Empire Chandragupta Maurya - founder Divided the empire into provinces ruled by governors Maurya was afraid of being assassinated Secret police, food was tested on site, never slept two nights in a row in the same bed in his house Asoka (grandson) – used Buddhism to guide his rule Set up hospitals for people and animals Set up trees along the roads for rest

Three New Empires The Kushan Empire Prospered from trade that passed between the Mediterranean countries and the other countries bordering the Pacific Ocean Silk Road Trade between the Roman Empire and China China’s most valuable product was silk Road was about 4,000 miles Luxury goods were transported on this route because camel caravans were difficult, dangerous and expensive

Three New Empires The Empire of the Guptas New age of Indian civilization Actively engaged in trade with China, Southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean Traded cloth, salt, and iron Gupta rulers managed trade and they earned large profits Lived in luxury, awakening to the sound of music Empire did not last because of nomadic Huns that reduced the power of the empire

Indian Accomplishments Literature Mahabharata – describes a war between cousins for control of the kingdom Most Indian works are tied with morals and religious lessons Architecture Pillar – built to mark important sites of Buddha’s life Stupa – built in the form of burial mounds Rock Chamber – developed to proved a series of rooms to house monks

Indian Accomplishments Science and Mathematics Charted the movements of the stars and recognized that the earth rotated on an axis around the sun Used Algebra Introduced the concept of zero and used a symbol for it