Kalinga - Asoka Chandra Gupta II India’s Empires 321 B.C. – A.D. 540 Maurya Empire, Asoka’s Rule of Tolerance, and Gupta Empire Maurya Empire

Cornell Notes Who ruled 1 st empire in India? Maurya Empire

Maurya Empire [pgs ] Chandragupta (Chandra) Maurya was the first ruler to unite India under a single empire (300 B.C.). He teamed with Kautilya, a Brahmin, to develop a strategy to conquer and unite India. He used armies with brightly colored elephants to terrify his enemies. Yet, he lived in fear of his enemies and had his food tasted for poison. Chandra Gupta developed a bureaucracy ( a system of government based on rules and governed by officials) to bring order to a land of many peoples with differing cultures.

Maurya Empire Maurya’s Empire was separated into regions, and then broken into provinces, and divided into villages so that his rule would reach every village in the empire! His adviser, Kautilya, wrote a book called, the Arthashastra, which were a collection of his theories on government.

Question? What did Chandra Gupta use to establish rule over the large area of India? A. a harsh set of laws B. a network of spies C. a great army D. a bureaucracy

Asoka’s Rule of Tolerance [pgs ] Asoka was the 3 rd Mauryan Emperor. He went to war against Kalinga, but 100,000 soldiers died. Asoka felt remorse and moved away from harsh teachings of the Arthashastra. Asoka ruled based on “moral law”. 3 Principles: Ahimsa- one should not injure any living thing, Tolerance-respect others’ beliefs and customs, Welfare- ruler had a duty to serve his people well.

Question? Ahisma is the belief that one should A. not injure any living thing B. respect other religions C. perform good deeds D. improve the lives of others

Gupta Empire & India’s Classical Age [pgs ] Gupta empire reached its greatest size under Chandra Gupta II (Gupta Empire). He used force to expand his power and then like Asoka, worked to bring peace & prosperity to India. Chandra Gupta II used his wealth to encourage artists and scholars and India experienced great advances in literature, art, science, and mathematics (Classical Age).

Question ? India’s classical age occurred under the rule of A. Chandra Gupta B. Samudra Gupta C. Chandra Gupta II D. Asoka

Homework Do a close read of your Cornell Notes and Annotate them with the text symbols that show your understanding of main ideas, or questions that you may still have about the 3 different Empires of India. You MUST have 5 Annotations on your notes!