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chapter 9
history
Question | Answer |
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when did Chandragupta Maurya began conquest? | in 320s B.C.E. and he founded Maurya dynasty stretching from Bactria to Ganges |
were did the policies were writte ? | Policies were written on rocks or pillars |
Ashoka Maurya | he conquered the kingdom of kalinga 260 B.C.E. he had a tightly organized bureaucracy. establish capital at pataliputra |
after Ashoka Maurya death | the empire declined because of financial problems |
The Gupta dynasty | 375-415 C.E. Smaller and more decentralized than Maurya. Invasion of White Huns weakened the empire. After the fifth century C.E., Gupta dynasty continued in name only. Large regional kingdoms dominated political life in India |
Towns and trade | Active marketplaces, especially along Ganges. Trade with Persia, China, Indian Ocean basin, Indonesia, southeast Asia, Mediterranean basin |
what was the social class ? | These social groups functioned as sub castes, or jati Vaishyas and shudras saw unprecedented wealth Old beliefs and values of early Aryan society became increasingly irrelevant |