Maurya Empire

Questions: 1. According to the film, how is the caste system important to the social order in India during ancient times? The caste system is a system that Hindus are born into, married and die by. It divides people by birth from high to low caste, in which it fixes their jobs and place in society. Order is a vital for society, because it tells your place in that order, who performs the necessary rituals, and you fulfill your duty in each ever cast your born into. 2. How does this early…

Asoka battle with only half an army, expecting Asoka to die. Susima attemted to kill his half-brother, again. Asoka kills the assassin. His mother expresses concern and tells Asoka to leave the city. At his mother’s request Asoka leaves his father’s empire because of the…

plays an important role in people's life; it can change a person's way of thinking or view of the world. Way back in history, Asoka, the emperor of Mauryan Empire who established the first India empire and rule from 268 B.C.E to 232 B.C.E, was known as a ruthless ruler. Ruthless ruler meaning a person who shows no pity for others. Mauryan Empire included most of India's land in what today known as Pakistan and Bangladesh. Once conquering Kalinga, he seek for a guru. After he had found…

Although the Persian and Mauryan empires differed in the religion they adopted and ruled in accordance with, they were similar in their advancements in science and technology and their use of materials and types of architectural structures they built because similar ideas of what materials were the most sustainable and what was the most extravagant and impressive structures applied throughout Eastern World. These differences and similarities defined the development of the Persian and Mauryan…

Ashoka, otherwise known as Ashoka the Great, was an emperor of the Maurya Dynasty. As an emperor he most known for his edicts based on Buddhist beliefs. Edicts are the official rules or proclamations of a person of authority. His edicts are a reflection of the kind of emperor he was. He was a fair ruler who was devoted to his religion and demanded that his subjects all treated each other with respect. He takes after the Dharma, the teachings of Buddha of law and order.” There is an underlying…

The Enlightened Ruler or Rutheless Conqueror More than 2,000 years ago, a ruler named Asoka led the Mauryan Empire. Around this time period, Asoka was making many different decisions and basing his actions off of his personality and thoughts circa that time period. Asoka was a enlightened ruler because, he believed that everyone deserved forgiveness, he rejected the path of violence, and Asoka stopped himself from influencing different wars with other countries. To begin, Asoka sought…

time in history, there were three rulers who each ruled in their own way. While all were successful, there was one that stood out in history and made an impact in his lifetime. This ruler's name was Ashoka, and he ruled what was called the Mauryan Empire. Ashoka, in comparison to Augustus and Qin Shihuangdi, was more successful because he cared about his legacy and the teachings he was leaving behind for his people. After he died, he wanted the Mauryans to be known as a group who were taught…

of history. Alexander had an Empire the conquered from Greece, to Asia, Egypt, India, and Persia. Alexander's army dominated that area for decades. But all things must come to an end, and right after Alexander's death the Empire was no more. He influences a lot of people. War General's were very much inspired by what Alexander the great did and try to be like him. He influences a lot of people today. People know Alexander as a great war general that conquered empires and started from the…

a once small empire called Macedonia with a King named King Philip. He had a son named Alexander. King Philip later was murdered. Alexander was then named King of Macedonia. Lots of people had doubt that he would be able to rule the empire. Alexander then attacked the Persians and was named Alexander the Great, for he conquered the most land in history at that time. He was later named a god from the Egyptians. Alexander died at age 33, June 323 BC. After Alexander’s death, the empire fell and…

Alexander “The Great” Really was Great I believe that Alexander was a rather great person. Alexander III was a remarkable man who had an incredible mind and was able to conquer half of the known world in his time at a very young age. He was known for his overall greatness and greatness of his acts which I will now write a couple examples of in the following paragraphs. One way Alexander showed his greatness was through using his sharp mind. A way he did that is when he was battling Porus.…