India after the Mauryan Dynasty
Agenda
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1. Bell Ringer: Closing Arguments Mongol Debate
2. Lecture: India after the Mauryan Dynasty.
3. Tamerlane Primary Reading
4. Brief Group DBQ: Mongols
• HW: Finish Primary Source if not complete in class.
Gupta Dynasty
• Another Classical era in India
• Led by Chandragupta
• Trade is regulated by government, large merchant
class.
• There is a small money economy, but most trade
is through barter.
• Known for temples and monasteries.
• Decline would occur in the 5th Century through
division and invasions from nomadic warriors.
Transformation of Buddhism
• A nirvana that can’t be
described was replaced
with a heavenly salvation,
and Siddhartha was
regarded with divinity.
• Theravada – Buddhism is
a way of life, not a
salvationist creed. Focus
on a quest for
understanding.
• Mahayana- Nirvana could
be achieved through
devotion, not just
attention to behavior.
• It attempted to provide a
“lesser vehicle” for the
working class to maintain
hope of reaching Nirvana,
without the strict rules
and resources of
Theravada.
• Is it a lesser religion?
Arrival of Islam
• Decline of the Gupta
Dynasty would allow Islam
to slowly infiltrate Northern
India.
• Empire of Ghazni (9971030)
– Spread Islamic empire
through upper India.
– Very prosperous, however the
exclusion of Hindu’s in society
led to tensions between the
religions, and a lack of
advancement.
• Delhi Sultanate attempts to
bridge the divisions, but the
Mongols hinder progress.
• Tughluq Dynasty emerges
and rules until the early
1400s.
• Tamerlane ruins the party.
Tamerlane (Timur the Lame)
• Timur the Lame ruled a Mongol Khanate.
• Particularly vicious, he would decimate Delhi
by killing over 100,000 people and construct
pyramids with their skulls…
• Destroyed Baghdad to the point where there
was no life for several months (no birds, bugs,
etc.)
• He dies in 1405 after taking the Ottoman
Sultan back to Samarkand.
Wait for it, The Mongols
1. Thesis (1)
- Needs to present an argument, something to prove.
2. Documents (1)
- 14 used, and interpreted.
3. Documents and Thesis (2)
- All show relevance to Thesis
4. Groupings (1)
- 3 groupings for Credit
5. Point of View (1)
- two documents must include POV/Bias
6. Outside Source (1)