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