Asian Empires

1
Asian Empires

• What advancements did the empires dynasties
  make in India China?
• What was Indias Golden Age?
• How did Qin Shihuangdi unify China?

2
Indian Empires

• Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan kingdom
• Developed an efficient postal system kept a
  strong army intact
• Asoka continued Mauryan kingdom that covered
  2/3 of the subcontinent
• Spread Buddhism throughout India

3
The Gupta Empire

• Ruled Northern India for over 200 years
• Employed strong military political assassins in
  order to maintain power
• Chandragupta II eased taxes gave people freedom
• Parents chose marriage partners for their children

4
Indias Golden Age

• Hinduism was named the official religion
• Writings were based on Hindu faith
• Developed the principles of algebra
• Invented the concept of 0 infinity
• Doctors set bones, performed operations, invented
  medical tools

5
End of the Golden Age

• International trade flourished from India
• Gems, spices, cotton, silk, gold
• By AD 600 the Gupta Empire had collapsed due to
  invasions
• Culture survived religion (social structure),
  arts, sciences, math

6
China

• Qin Dynasty set up first central govt. in China
• Split China into military districts
• Used coin , uniform writing system, uniform law
  code
• Used forced labor to connect the Great Wall of
  China

7
Han Rulers

• Pax Sinica 400 years of prosperity stability
• Wudi formed the civil service
• Family was the focus of life
• Women could inherit property, remarry

8
Chinese Economy

• Landowners were the wealthiest people in China
• Peasants made up 90 of population
• Peasants must work one month/year on public works
  project
• Merchants were looked down upon due to
  Confucianism ideals

9
Science Technology

• Calculated the length of a solar year
• Doctors relieved pain with acupuncture
• Major Inventions silk, wheelbarrow, printed
  books, suspension bridge, compass, gun powder