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October 19th and 20th
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CLASSICAL INDIAAryans Invaders Notes
Aryans Transform India
Aryans, a group of Indo-European people, came through NW mountain passes into the Indus River Valley around 1500 BCE
Left almost no archaeological record, but their sacred text, the Vedas, left an accurate picture
Mahabharata, a great epic, reflects struggles that took place in India as Aryans moved south
Aryans Transform India
Aryans Transform India
Called the Indians “dasas” (dark), who were shorter and spoke a different language
Formed the caste system, with the top three levels composing of Aryans, then the Indians
CLASSICAL INDIASocial System Notes
Brahmins (priests)
Warriors
Peasants or traders
Laborers
Untouchables (Butchers, gravediggers, trash collectors)
CLASSICAL INDIAIndia Empires Notes
Mauryan - Important Rulers
Chandragupta Maurya: gathered an army, killed Nanda king, in 321 BCE claimed the throne
Kautilya: advisor who wrote the ruler’s handbook, Arthasastra
Asoka: Chandragupta’s grandson who claimed the throne in 269 BCE and brought Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights; kept India politically unifed
Mauryan - Important Rulers
Mauryan - Accomplishments
divided into four provinces, each with a prince and local districts
Asoka was violent at first, switched to Buddhist idea of “peace to all beings”
Mauryan - Accomplishments
extensive roads, watering places and rest houses for travelers, religious toleration
Free hospitals and veterinary clinics
Mauryan - Decline
Asoka died in 232 BCE Regional princes challenged
imperial government a flood of new people fleeing from
Asia, who introduced new languages and customs
Gupta - Important Rulers
Chandra Gupta I: came to power by marrying an old royal family, took control in 320 CE
- his son, Samudra Gupta, became king in 335 CE, expanded the empire through war and conquest
his son, Chandra Gupta II, added Mediterranean trade to empire and used peaceful means to expand, like treaties and marriage
Gupta - Important Rulers
Gupta - Accomplishments
perfected stable village life with specific districts for merchants, irrigation, and reservoirs
expanded throughout the Indian subcontinent and spread Hindu culture
Gupta - Accomplishments
advancements in astronomy, modern numerals, the zero, the decimal system, and the value of pi
important medical guides were compiled
Gupta - Decline
Chandra Gupta II died a wave of Hunas invaders came into
northern India split into smaller kingdoms that
were eventually overrun by Huns and other central Asian nomads