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Empires of India. Unit 3 RMS IB 2011-2012 Ms. Hunt. Agenda: Thursday, November 3 rd , 2011. OBJ: To compare and contrast the histories and culture of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires by creating diamond foldable entries. 1. Quiz- Kingdoms of Africa and the Middle East No journal - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Empires of India
Unit 3RMS IB 2011-2012
Ms. Hunt
Agenda: Thursday, November 3rd, 2011• OBJ: To compare and contrast the histories and
culture of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires by creating diamond foldable entries.
• 1. Quiz- Kingdoms of Africa and the Middle East– No journal
• 2. Lecture- Empires of India• 3. Diamond Foldable entry– Ottoman, Mauryan, and Gupta Empires
• 4. Begin Unit 3 Study Guide• HW: Review your notes for 10 mins/ make
vocabulary and concept flash cards
Empires of IndiaMauryan Empire • Great trading empire, very
centralized, provinces ruled by governors
• Bureaucratic Government– Hand chose rulers and officials– 4 provinces- 4 princes– Capital- Pataliputra
• Chandragupta Maurya- founder 321 B.C.– Fear of assassination- food always tasted
for poison, never slept in the same place 2 nights in a row, secret police
Mauryan Empire Continued• Asoka- grandson of C. Maurya– Considered greatest Indian ruler – Converted Empire to Buddhism- Tolerance of non-
Buddhist– No warfare
• Creation of road system– “pit stops” over all care for the people
• Declined following Asoka’s death, completely gone by 183 B.C.– 500 years of war and problems to follow– Very weak rulers
Asoka and Mauryan Medallion Passport
Gupta Empire- The Golden Age
• Candragupta- founder 320 A.D. • Placed the capital were the palace of the
Mauryan empire was (Pataliputra)• Empire of Luxury/ Golden Age of India• Use of The Silk Road in trading– Salt, cloth, and iron trade
• Decline- Invaded by the Huns, 5th Century
Accomplishments
• Education Flourished• Literature– Kalidasa wrote Shakuntala
• Astronomy- use of a calendar, developed weeks and hours
• Architecture- stupa – housed relics of Buddha,
domed shaped
• Traveling Acting Groups• Medicine– Catalog of diseases and
more than 500 plants• Performing of surgery– Including plastic surgery
• Mathematics- Decimal point system and the concept of 0– Hindu- Arabic numerical
system
MughalsTaj Mahal Interesting Facts- Shah Jahan’s Wfie-
Mumtaz, gave birth to 14 children
- Took 22 years to build and covers 42 acres- Ordered it to be built “as
beautiful as she was”- Walls and floors inlayed
with prescious stones and writing
1526 Mughals Invaded- Akbar- greatest ruler of the Muhgals (Fair and Just ruler)- Shah Jahan- ruler who built the Taj Mahal
Tomb for his wife*Overthrown by his own son
Indian Empires Accomplishments
200 B.C.- 1600 A.D.• Architecture- Stupa, Taj Mahal• Preservation of Ancient classics• Large system of road ways (including pit
stops)• Great Trading Empire!!!– Use of the silk Road
Empires of the World- Diamond Foldable
• Each pair of students should have 3 sheets of paper, 1 set of scissors, and 1 glue stick.– Entries for- Ottoman, Mauryan, and Gupta Empires
• Follow Ms. Hunt’s folding directions• Fill in, using your notes, all information that belongs in the
diamonds:– Top- Name of Kingdom and illustration to represent their
achievements – Left- Location (geography, description of territory)– Right- Important people and places– Bottom- Accomplishments
• Be sure to decorate each diamond so it relates to the Empire it contains notes on.
• You have until the end of class to finish your diamond foldable.