https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10 section 4 en-us 2020-02-07 14:55:29 UTC 2025-11-16 23:42:13 UTC hello@padlet.com kpalmer24 https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177635 -Candragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 320 B.C.
-Mauryan rule lasted for 150 years
-Ruled all Northern India and much of Central India
-Chandragupta Gupta ruled his empire with help of complex government 
-Government included network of spies and a huge army
-In return for army protection, farmers had to pay taxes to government
-301 B.C. he decided to become Jainist monk
-Gave up his throne when he became Jainist
-Passed throne down to his son who continued to expand the empire
 ]]> 2020-02-07 14:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177635 https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177716 -The Gupta dynasty took over India around 320 A.D
-Candra Gupta was the first Gupta Emperor, his armies invaded and conquered neighboring lands, he had much of India under his control
-Gupta rulers supported Buddhism and Jainism, promoted Buddhist art and created temples, also established a university at Nalanda
-Candra Gupta II took the throne of India in 375
- When Candra Gupta II ruled the empire continued to grow, it's economy strengthened, they created  fine works of art and literature, outsiders admired the empires wealth and beauty

]]> 2020-02-07 14:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177716 https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177741 -Asoka is Candragupta's grandson.
-In 270 BC Asoka became king. 
-Asoka was the strongest of all the Mauryan Emperors. 
-Asoka made his own empire stronger and richer. 
-After a few years into his rule, Asoka converted to Buddhism after seeing many bloody battles. 
-After converting to Buddhism, Asoka had the time and resources to make the lives of his people better. 
-He encouraged the spread of Buddhism in India and the rest of Asia. 
-Asoka died in 233 BC, soon after his death the empire began to fall apart. 
-In 184 BC the last Mauryan king was killed by one of his own generals. ]]> 2020-02-07 14:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177741 https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177976 - In 375 A.D. emperor Candra Gupta took the throne in India
-Under the rule of Candra Gupta II the Gupta empire stretched across northern India
-During this time the Empire's economy prospered
-Additionally, many great Indian works of art were created and the empire was envied by outsiders.
- Because the empire's cast system was enforced by the dominant religion at the time, Hinduism, the empire became more stable.
-The Guptas ruled until the late about 400 A.D., and fell after countless sieges from the huns in the north.
-By the middle of the 500's, Gupta's rule had ended, and India had divided into small kingdoms again]]> 2020-02-07 14:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kpalmer24/a6ft89m76o10/wish/442177976