ancient india: the mauryan empire
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Ancient India: The Mauryan Empire. Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez. Around 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and continued into India. During this time, the Aryan culture and belief systems continued to spread throughout India. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ancient India: The Mauryan Empire
Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez
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Around 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great conquered the Persian
Empire and continued into India.
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During this time, the Aryan culture and belief systems continued to
spread throughout India.
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Then, around 321 B.C.E., a new empire arose in India, one that would come to be the largest in
that country to date.
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Spanning from the Indus River Valley eastward through the
Ganges River Valley and southward through the Deccan
Plateau …
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… the Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who
unified the smaller Aryan kingdoms into a civilization.
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But it would be his grandson, Ashoka Maurya, who would take
the empire to its greatest heights.
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A major reason that the Mauryan Empire became so powerful and
wealthy was trade.
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Indians merchants traded in silk, cotton, and elephants (among hundreds of other things) to
Mesopotamia and the eastern Roman Empire.
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Another reason was its powerful military. Interestingly, it was its military strength that eventually caused a dramatic change in the
empire.
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Stricken with disgust by, and filled with remorse for, a very violent and bloody
victory his forces claimed over the Kalinga in southeast India, Ashoka
converted to Buddhism.
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For the rest of his reign, Ashoka preached nonviolence and
moderation.
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Ashoka is also known for his Rock and Pillar Edicts, which
were carved on rocks and pillars throughout the empire.
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These edicts reminded Mauryans to live generous and righteous
lives.
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Following Ashoka’s conversion and commitment to Buddhism,
the religion spread beyond India into many parts of Southeast
Asia.