China and India

Mrs. Kline

North Syracuse Junior High

School

Classical Civilizations

HAN CHINA

GREAT WALL OF CHINAB

egun in the 5th century

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tretches over 4,000 miles

2

-3 million lives thought to have been lost during

construction

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riginally constructed to defend China’s borders

SILKD

emand for silk (and

other Chinese

goods) created the

5,000 mile trade

route known as the

Silk Road

CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION HALL

Chinese Civil Service Examination Hall

Who were the questions based upon????

THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN

OTHER CHINESE INVENTIONS

Crossbow

Gunpowder

Compass

Block Printing &Movable Type

Kite

MAURYA CIVILIZATION

Chandragupta Maurya began the empire in 321 BCE at 20 years old!!The only one of Chandragupta's queens or consorts for whom we have a name is Durdhara,

the mother of his first son, Bindusara. According to legend, Prime Minister Chanakya was concerned that Chandragupta might be poisoned by his enemies, so started introducing small amounts of poison into the emperor's food in order to build up a tolerance. Chandragupta was unaware of this plan, and shared some of his food with his wife Durdhara when she was very pregnant with their first son.

Durdhara died, but Chanakya rushed in and performed an emergency operation to remove the full-term baby. The infant Bindusara survived, but a bit of his mother's poisoned blood

touched his forehead, leaving a blue "bindu" spot that inspired his name.Unfortunately, we do not know about any of Chandragupta's other wives or children.

Bindusara is likely still remembered more because of his son than for his own reign. He was the father of one of India's greatest monarchs ever - Ashoka the Great.

ASHOKA THE GREATR

uled Maurya Civilization between 273-232 B.C.

Considered the greatest Indian monarch

After the great bloodshed in the Battle of Kalinga he renounced violence and converted to Buddhism and emphasized ahimsa

Dedicated himself to spreading Buddhism

ASHOKA USED STUPAS :

BUDDHIST SHRINES WHICH CONTAINED THE REMAINS

OF BUDDHAAND

EDICTS OF ASHOKA TO SPREAD BUDDHISM

GUPTA GOLDEN