Empire Building: Gupta India by cfabowen https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab List relevant examples for Gupta India on each note. en-us 2020-09-17 00:34:18 UTC 2020-09-17 13:25:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Administering a large territory lbowen1 https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582828 Example(s) include: 
-Conquered Northern India around the country of Nepal
-Would conquer most of modern day India except for the southern tip that was near Sri Lanka. 
-Also had parts of other countries such as Bangladesh and Pakistan within their borders.
-They would organize large portions of the empire into sections to allow for easier governing. ]]> 2020-09-17 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582828 Sustaining state power for long periods lbowen1 https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582830 Example(s) include: 
- To justify their rule, they claimed the legacy of earlier regime (i.e. we ruled before, so we should rule now) 
- Used diplomacy with other cultures]]> 2020-09-17 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582830 Incorporating conquered peoples lbowen1 https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582831 Example(s) include: 
1. The Gupta Empire was tolerant of religions similar to Hinduism. They allowed conquered peoples to keep their religion if they were Buddhists and Jainists. 
2. The government was mostly decentralized. They allowed local rulers of conquered areas, considering they stayed loyal to the empire, to keep their government. 
3. Had numerous vassal states to the East and West. ]]> 2020-09-17 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582831 Managing diversity lbowen1 https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582832 Example(s) include:
- Gupta India had a lot of different religions included in the empire, and was very accepting of other ones
- Women weren't treated very well in Gupta India, and didn't have many rights 
- Used the caste system]]> 2020-09-17 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582832 Developing an integrated economy lbowen1 https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582833 -Economy mostly came in the form of agriculture
-Began using different materials for clothing
-Huge textile production
-Traded largely with China and Arabia
-Taxes were paid in the form of yielding crops, and irrigation
-HUGE spice trade (main cash crop)]]> 2020-09-17 00:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lbowen1/guptaindiab/wish/753582833