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Ancient India: The Mauryan Empire

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.

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Ancient India: The Mauryan Empire

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  1. Ancient India: The Mauryan Empire Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez

  2. Around 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and continued into India.

  3. During this time, the Aryan culture and belief systems continued to spread throughout India.

  4. 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.

  5. Spanning from the Indus River Valley eastward through the Ganges River Valley and southward through the Deccan Plateau …

  6. … the Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who unified the smaller Aryan kingdoms into a civilization.

  7. But it would be his grandson, Ashoka Maurya, who would take the empire to its greatest heights.

  8. A major reason that the Mauryan Empire became so powerful and wealthy was trade.

  9. Indians merchants traded in silk, cotton, and elephants (among hundreds of other things) to Mesopotamia and the eastern Roman Empire.

  10. Another reason was its powerful military. Interestingly, it was its military strength that eventually caused a dramatic change in the empire.

  11. 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.

  12. For the rest of his reign, Ashoka preached nonviolence and moderation.

  13. Ashoka is also known for his Rock and Pillar Edicts, which were carved on rocks and pillars throughout the empire.

  14. These edicts reminded Mauryans to live generous and righteous lives.

  15. Following Ashoka’s conversion and commitment to Buddhism, the religion spread beyond India into many parts of Southeast Asia.

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