Aim How did the Mauryan Empire Change India

Aim: How did the Mauryan Empire Change India? Do Now: Explain the difference between kingdoms and empires. How are empires created? Maintained

Major Events in Ancient Indian History Siddartha Guatama born (500 BC) Harappan Civilization Begins (2500 BC) Arrival of Aryans (1500 BC) Mauryan Empire Founded 0 Alexander the Great Invades Asoka takes power

Mauryan Empire Under two rulers: Chandragupta & Ashoka

How power was gained and empire expanded? • Born in a power kingdom on the lower Ganges • Gathered an army, killed the ruling king, claimed the throne and began the Mauryan Empire

How power was maintained? • Created a highly bureaucratic (organized) government • Divided empire into 4, each headed by a royal prince • Intolerant towards non-Hindus • Ruled harshly: always had a guard of armed women surrounding him who killed anyone who came inside their lines.

Achievements accomplished? • Built the largest city in the world at the time. • Palace contained gold-pillars, fountains, and thrones. • Capital city featured parks and markets

What became of the Empire upon death? • Voluntarily gave up his throne • Grandson, Asoka, took power.

Ashoka

How power was gained and empire expanded? • After his father ruled for a short time, he assumed the throne in 268 B. C • Fought a long bloody war to conquer the region of Kalinga. Horrified by the slaughter: 100, 000 dead, he made no further conquests https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v

How power was maintained? • After being horrified by the bloody battles of the war over the Kalinga region, he converted to Buddhism. • rejected violence, ruled peacefully by moral example • Promised to treat his subjects fairly and humanely.

• “Rock and Pillar Edicts” – Ashoka’s laws, reflecting Buddhist principles, spread around India

Asoka’s Pillar Edict Hammurabi's Code They are similar in that both sets of laws were made public for all to see. How did the laws differ?

Achievements accomplished? • Built roads to visit all corners of his empire. • Built rest houses for travelers. • Built hospitals

• Created many Buddhist temples (Stupas)

• Sent missionaries across India and surrounding areas to spread Buddhism.

• supported religious tolerance.

What became of the Empire upon death? • Empire began to break up after his death.

Chandragupta Maurya How power was gained an Empire expanded? How power was maintained? Achievements accomplished ? Asoka Maurya Born in a power kingdom on the lower Ganges Gathered an army, killed the ruling king, claimed the throne and began the Mauryan Empire Created a highly bureaucratic (organized) government Divided empire into 4, each headed by a royal prince Ruled harshly: always had a guard of armed women surrounding him who killed anyone who came inside their lines. Built the largest city in the world at the time. Palace contained gold-pillars, fountains, and thrones. Capital city featured parks and markets After his father ruled for a short time, he assumed the throne in 268 B. C Fought a long bloody war to conquer the Deccan region. Horrified by the slaughter: 100, 000 dead, he made no further conquests After being horrified by the bloody battles of the war over the Deccan region, he converted to Buddhism. rejected violence, ruled peacefully by moral example Promised to treat his subjects fairly and humanely. Built roads to visit all corners of his empire. Built rest houses for travelers. Built hospitals Sent missionaries across India and surrounding areas to spread

Close: How did the Mauryan Empire Change India? Explain?

Asoka’s Rock and Pillar Edicts Rock Edict IV – I have decreed that prisoners who have been convicted and sentenced to death shall be granted a respite of three days when their relatives may appeal to the officials for the prisoners’ lives. Rock Edict VI – I consider that I must promote the welfare of the whole world, and hard work and the dispatch of business are the means of doing so. Indeed there is no better work than promoting the welfare of the whole world. And whatever may be my great deeds, I have done them in order to discharge my debt to all beings Pillar Edict XII – The faiths of others all deserve to be honored for one reason or another. By honoring them, one exalts one’s own faith and at the same time performs a service to the faith of others. 1 How is the Buddhist principal of “ahimsa” (nonviolence) demonstrated? 2 What was Asoka’s view of religious tolerance? Explain.