global hs. week 17
Gupta Empire time frame
320-550CE
during what time periods did Chandragupta Maurya rule
321 BCE-298 BCE
how long is the gap between the gupta and mauryan empires
500 years
what was the Arthashastra
A guide for the king and his ministers inorder to rule well
how to balance Kautilya's methods of keeping power and Buddha's demands to become a selfless person?
Asoka's Dilemma
Who had a direct democracy?
Athens
what caste was Kautilya part of
Brahmin(highest caste)
why do the maurya and gupta empires have emperors with such similar names
Chandragupta II believed that Chandragupta Maurya was a powerful leader in the past
Founder of Mauryan Empire
Chandragupta Maurya
who divided their emprie into provinces
Chandragupta Maurya
where could one find a edict
Found on rocks and large pillars and promoted buddhist values
advisor to Chandragupta's(prime minister)
Kautilya
what was the first classical empire of india
Maurya empire
Who were considered citizens in Athens?
Only free adult male property owners
temple dedicated to Athena that overlooked athens
Parthenon
who was at blamed for the plague
Pericles
who did Chandragupta Maurya defeat
Persia
Who defeated Athens in war ?
Sparta(became dominant in power)
a Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped
Stupa
the Arthashastra is also known as
The Treatise on Material Gain
what did Kautilya believe
The great evil in society is anarchy.
Asoka
Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire (304 - 232 BCE)
What did Chandragupta Maurya do
Unified North India
Who was the most powerful Greek god?
Zeus
kaliga
a battle that changed asoka that converted him to buddhism 262 BCE.
the Theatre State
a government that attempted to awe or intimidate its people with "magical/a
what happened in 1928
a greek statue was found (2000 yrs old) believed to be poseidon
argora
a place of assembly or market place
what killed a 3rd of population in athens and spread like wildfire
a plague
What were the Olympics ?
a religious event
what is needed to employ force when necessary
a single authority
anarchy
absence of government
what was happening before the maurya empire
all states were at war
greek civilization was
always divide and fight with each other (like ancient summer) -developed a warrior culture
who spread the knowledge of math to spain which then led to europe
arab traders
military weapons that were also controlled by gov.
armaments
relic
artifact that was owned by a holy person
who expanded the bureaucracy to 6 committees
asoka
what was part of greece civilization
balkan peninsula, asia minor, crete, west turkey (
what dominates a buddhists laws
buddhism
what did math do
changed the world and with more that came from it like decimals, trigonometry and the # O
when the citizens create the laws
direct/true democracy
a law created, and announced by a king.
edicts
when would they work
everyday except the 50 religious holidays
what happened throughout the mediterranean sea
geeks began to trade and spread their culture
empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta. 11
gupta empire
Who was Alexander the Great?
he built up the greatest empire in the world
why did he expanded his bureaucracy
he needed more help to take care of certain delemans/things
what spreaded all the polis' in ancient greece
hills and mountain ranges (geography)
Acroplis
hilltop fortress
what did Chandragupta Maurya give up and become jain
his throne in 301BCE
where were edicts scattered
in more than 30 places in India, Nepal, Pakistan, & Afghanistan.
why do empriors increase taxes
in order to pay for new innovations and projects
foot soldiers
infantry
why did Chandragupta Maurya want to take over farming lands in india
it made him very powerful
why did the pillars have lions on top of them
it was a symbol of the monarchy
what made greeks similar -
language,worship same god, litterature, same enemy (persian empire)
what had to happen in order to pass a law
majority had to vote yes
What was Athens the first to do
make such a big deal about competition in sports
what was acceptable and normal
male homosexuals
what was the most important innovation in the gupta time period
mathematic
what seas did greece develop in
mediterranean and aegean
A city-state in Greece was called a
polis
what did what did Kautilya support
royal power
cavalry
soldiers on horseback
who was never able to have a strong centralized government unlike the Maurya
the gupta empire
The Gupta invented __________
the numbers we use today
had kingdoms that were were hard to control and fiercely independent
the southern tip
where was the theatre state
the state capital
what led to the golden age
the unification of india and trade
making the empire more of and experience so that people would want to become part of the empire "more magical/attractive" signified what
there would be no need for an army
why couldnt india have a strong centralized government
they didn't have the resources or powerful army (that why they built the theatre state- was an "experience")
What was the role of women?
to bear children, and to run the household.
what did asoka use military for
to conquer more land
why did Chandragupta Maurya divide his empire
to make it easier for him to rule and meet the needs of his people
what did asoka do in order to watch his citizens and ensure things were going accordingly
used spies
what was society like during this period
very patriarchal
the government should be all powerful and do what it has to do to keep power for the "greater good"
what Kautilya believed
hilltop fortress(acropolis),a gathering/marketing place(agora), defensive walls
what did polises have?
