Indian Empires Flashcards
Who is Candragupta’s Grandson?
Asoka
Who created the Mauryan Empire?
Candragupta Maurya
What religion did Candragupta Maurya follow?
Jainist was a monk
What was the Mauyra empire like?
Network of spies, huge army, thousands of chariots and war elephants. Farmers paid heavy tax
Who was Asoka?
A king in Mauryan Empire. Became Buddhist which spread Buddhism widely.
What happened after Asoka died?
His sons fought for power and invaders threatened the country. The empire fell and India became small states again
What happened after the Mauryan Empire fell?
After it fell, the Gupta’s created the next empire
What happened to religion when the Gupta’s took control of India?
Hinduism became the main religion because the Gupta’s were Hindu
What happened to Buddhism and Jainism when the Gupta’s controlled India?
Buddhism and Jainism remained but it wasn’t as large as Hinduism
Did India’s power increase of decrease in Gupta rule
Increase
Conquest
To take over
Empire
An area one ruler controls
Established
To set up or create
Flourished
To prosper
Why did the Gupta’s bring back the Caste System?
They believed it would strenghen their rule and keep the empire stable
