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Asian Classical Civilizations:. Mauryan, Gupta, & Han. The Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya seized Northeast India. Chandragupta's empire when he founded it circa 320 BC, by the time he was about 20 years old. The Mauryan Empire. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Asian Classical Civilizations:

Mauryan, Gupta, & Han

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The Mauryan Empire

• Chandragupta Maurya seized Northeast India

Chandragupta's empire when he founded it circa 320 BC, by the time he was about 20 years old.

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The Mauryan Empire• Chandragupta Maurya’s Army of 600,000

men aided by chariots and 9,000 war elephants conquered more kingdoms

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The Mauryan Empire• Chandragupta Maurya Centralized Government

followed advice of Kautilya, a Brahman

(Strict rule, use of spies, use of assassination, set up districts run by a bureaucracy of loyal

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The Gupta’s

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The Gupta’s

Chandra Gupta I United India as a single empire7/2013

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Buddhism Hinduism Under Ashoka

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Ancient Empires of India

Ike Always Makes Great MealsNDUS

RYANS

AURYANS

UPTAS

OGULS

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Han Dynasty

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Han Dynasty• The two Chinese dynasties studied before the Han’s

Shang• 1st Chinese Dynasty(Yellow River Valley)

• Started 1st writing system(Pictograph)

• Oracle bones(Predict future)

Zhou• Dynastic cycle

• Mandate of Heaven

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Han DynastyChina’s first Golden Age!

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Han Dynasty

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Chinese Philosophy3 “schools of thought”

• Confucianism

• Daoism (Taoism)

• Legalism

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Chinese Philosophy3 “schools of thought”

• Founded by Kong Fu Zi

• Proper Respect (knowing one’s role in society)

• Stressed five relationships

• Stressed education

• Bring quality people into government (educated, civil service test)

• Filial Piety

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Stressed the Five Relationships1) Father to

2) Older Brother to younger

3) Husband to

4) Ruler to

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Chinese Philosophy3 “schools of thought”

• Founded by Lao Tze

• Nature follows a universal force called “the way” or

• Order will be restored by human beings living in = “Go with the flow”

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LightMaleHeavenlyActive

DarkFemaleEarthlyPassive

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Chinese Philosophy3 “schools of thought”

• Founded by Han Fei

• Order and peace will be restored by having and

• People are naturally weak and selfish. Therefore, a strong / is needed to keep society on the straight and narrow.

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Legal = Laws = (severe) Punishment if broken

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漢朝Han Dynasty

• Paper making• Agriculture ImprovementsWheelbarrow, plow, collar harness, water mills

Monopoly by theGovernment on salt,Iron, coins, & alcohol.

• Centralized Government• Civil Service Exams

• One common written language• Reinforcement of Confucianist principals• Low status of women

• Peasants rebelled due to high taxes and poverty• Millions left homeless after great flood

• Gap between rich and poor• Empire became too large & corrupt

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