China and India

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Classical Civilizations

• China and India
• Mrs. Kline
• North Syracuse Junior High School

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Han China
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Great Wall of China

• Begun in the 5th century
• Stretches over 4,000 miles
• 2-3 million lives thought to have been lost
  during construction
• Originally constructed to defend Chinas borders

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Silk

• Demand for silk (and other Chinese goods) created
  the 5,000 mile trade route known as the Silk Road

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Chinese Civil Service Examination Hall
Chinese Civil Service Examination Hall
Who were the questions based upon????
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The Mandate of Heaven
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Other Chinese Inventions
Crossbow
Block Printing Movable Type
Gunpowder
Kite
Compass
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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.
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Ashoka the Great

• Ruled 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

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Ashoka used Stupas Buddhist shrines which
contained the remains of Buddhaand Edicts of
Ashoka to spread Buddhism
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GUPTA GOLDEN