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Classical India 1. How did India’s government change during the Maurya Dynasty? 2. What are some of the contributions of the Gupta Dynasty? 3. Which belief systems were practiced in Classical India? Who ruled during the Maurya Dynasty? z Chandragupta: 1st ruler of the Maurya Dynasty 1st to unite India and create an EMPIRE CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT Effective but harsh ruler How did he rule India? Used a secret police Harsh punishments Hinduism z Who ruled during the Maurya Dynasty? z Asoka: Grandson of Chandragupta Converted to Buddhism Improved daily life How did he rule India? Rejected violence Ruled by Example Buddhism z Which belief systems were practiced in Classical India? Hinduism: Polytheistic Karma Dharma Ahimsa z Reincarnation Moksha Caste System Buddhism: Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path Karma Dharma Ahimsa Reincarnation Nirvana z What should we know about the Gupta Dynasty? z Golden Age of India • AD 320-550 z Power to rule was given to individual villages • Lacked a strong, centralized government z Hinduism & Buddhism What are some contributions from the Gupta Dynasty? Religious schools Mathematics: Arabic Numerals Zero Decimal System Architecture: Hindu Temples Buddhist Stupas Buddhist Paintings Literature: Medicine: Kalidasa surgery, smallpox Sanskrit vaccinations What caused the decline of the Gupta Dynasty? z z z z Civil Wars z India was ruled by Muslim invaders from Weak Rulers AD 711 until the late Foreign Invaders: 1600s. White Huns z The British controlled India divided into India as a colony until separate kingdoms after the mid-1900s. the fall of the Gupta Are there any similarities between the Dynasty. decline of the Gupta Dynasty and the fall of Rome? Exit Ticket z Draw an example of a contribution from the Gupta Dynasty