India’s First Empires
Chapter 4 Section 3
The Mauryan Dynasty
The Mauryan Dynasty
• Built India’s first empire• Indian Prince• United almost all of
Northern India• Founded the Mauryan
dynasty in 321 B.C.
Chandragupta Maurya
The Mauryan Dynasty
• Capital City of the Mauryan Dynasty
Pataliputra
The Mauryan Dynasty
• ruled the Mauryan empire from 273 b.c. to 232 B.C.
• Empire’s greatest king• followed the teachings of
Buddha• focused on the welfare of
others• Buddhist shrines that have the
shape of a dome or mound
Asoka
stupas
The Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire
• 200 years• Smaller than the Mauryan
Dynasty• Grew wealthy from trade– Pilgrims used trade routes to
travel to religious sites• made Hinduism the official
religion
Gupta Empire (Dynasty)
Indian Literature and Science
Indian Literature and Science
• ancient sacred texts for religious ceremonies
• He was an important writer during the Gupta period
• love stories, comedies, poems, plays
Vedas
Kalidasa
Indian Literature and Science
• number and symbol for zero
• infinity=endless• symbols for # 1-9• algorithms
Indian Mathematicians