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Grade 6
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Unit 1: Early History
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Lesson 5: Indian Empires
 
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The Mauryas Unify India

Chandragupta Maurya began the . Its capital city was called Pataliputra. The Maurya rulers built thousands of miles of roads to connect the empire. One road survives today and is known as the . , Chandragupta's grandson, introduced Buddhism to his empire and advocated tolerance for all faiths. He spread to neighboring lands as well.

The Gupta Empire

Chandragupta I founded the in northeastern India. Samudragupta expanded the Gupta Empire and allowed the conquered kings to remain in power, but they were forced to pay a , or taxes, to his empire. The Gupta Empire reached its height under Chandragupta II. Trade increased and he supported the arts and scholars at his court. Art, architecture, and mathematics were major achievements. Mathematicians invented and the way of writing 1 to 9. Arab mathematicians adopted the Indian system. Indian determined that there were 365 days in a year. They also calculated that Earth is round, rotates on its own axis, and revolves around the sun.

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