What techniques did ruling form?
local governers
What did the Mauryan first do?
unify India
What did the Ashoka encourage?
trade
what was provided for travelers?
ens, banyan tree, built wells (water)
who controlled the northwest for two centuries?
Bactria
how was Bactria important?
encourage trade
what areas did the Kushan empire encompass ?
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India
what was ensured for the merchants?
safe travel
how did the Gupta's govern locally?
they allowed for local rule
What group invaded the Gupta's?
White Huns
What was produced in the northwest part?
pots, iron tools, textiles
What was built to assist trade?
roads
what were the two ways trade passed through India?
land routes, Indian Ocean
What assisted sea trade?
monsoons
who established colonies in southern India?
Romans
who were subordinate in Indian society?
women
at what age did girls get married?
8 or 9
How did trade change the caste system?
the merchants are going to move up over time as a group
how did one experience purification?
by living a non-violent life
what were practices of the Jains?
to be vegetarian, don't harm the souls around you
what group excepted the Jainest veiw?
the lower class
how did the Jains view occupations?
as violent
how many days was Gautama tempted?
49
what religion was accepted by Ashoka and why?
Buddhism because it was more unifying
what did monasteries begin to accept?
monastery gifts
who else began to be attracted to Buddhism?
upper-class
what was provided in monasteries?
education
what were the Hindu aims in life?
obedience to religious and moral laws
what religion became less popular?
Buddhism
