Indian Empires Padlet by Sidney Olsen https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd by: Aaron, Graeme, Sidney, Chloe, Rachel, Lily, Aurora en-us 2020-02-06 18:05:33 UTC 2024-05-27 01:07:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ee-1f1f3.png 1. Mauryan Empire Unifies India (Graeme and Sidney) gwhite24 https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738366 - Candragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan empire with a complex government
- Founded in 320 BC
- heavy taxes to finance the army of about 600,000 soldiers
- Elephants and Chariots
-301 BC he became a Jainist monk
- The Mauryan Empire covered all of northern and central India after Candragupta left his throne to his son. 
- His son expanded the empire all across India
]]> 2020-02-06 18:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738366 4. Gupta Society (Rachel & Chloe) rlee242 https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738534 - Candra Gupta II took the throne in India.
- Under his rule, the empire grew, going across northern India.
- The economy grew as well, and the people created works of art
- Gupta kings believed the social order of the Hindu caste system would strengthen their rule.
- The Huns invaded India causing the Gupta Empire to lose hope.
- After their attacks, the empire was distributed into many smaller kingdoms. ]]> 2020-02-06 18:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738534 3. A New Hindu Empire (Aurora and Lily) loneill24 https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738782 - The Gupta Dynasty took over India around AD 320
- Candra Gupta was the first emperor of the Gupta Dynasty
- Gupta rulers were Hindu
- Gupta rulers supported the religious beliefs of Buddhism and Jainism]]> 2020-02-06 18:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738782 2. Ashoka (Aaron) ashieh24 https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738796 - Born in 304 BC the died in 233 BC in Pataliputra
-3rd ruler of Indian Mauryan Empire 
- Ashoka converted to Buddhism, and promised no more wars
- He improved the life of his people, and the travelers traveling into his city. ]]> 2020-02-06 18:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/solsen24/92xr5cpwqosd/wish/441738796