INDIA’S FIRST EMPIRES CHAPTER 6 SECTION 3
MAIN IDEAS THE MAURYAN DYNASTY: The Mauryan dynasty built India’s first great empire. THE GUPTA EMPIRE: The Gupta empire reunited much of northern India and became wealthy through trade. INDIAN LITERATURE AND SCIENCE: The Mauryan and Gupta empires made important contributions in literature, math, and science.
PLACES TO KNOW PATALIPUTRA:
PEOPLE TO KNOW CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA: ASOKA: KALIDASA:
VOCABULARY DYNASTY: STUPA: PILGRIM:
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER SUMMARIZE: Why was Asoka an important ruler? EXPLAIN: How did the Gupta empire become wealthy? SUMMARIZE: In what branches of science did ancient Indians make advances?