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What was the Mauryan Empire?
What was the Mauryan Empire?
- The first empire covering most of the Indian region and parts of modern-day Iran. (correct)
- The first empire covering most of the South American region and parts of modern-day Asia
- The first empire covering most of the North American region and parts of modern-day Australia
- The first empire covering most of the African region and parts of modern-day Europe
Who was the first leader of the Mauryan Empire?
Who was the first leader of the Mauryan Empire?
- Arthashastra
- Kautilya
- Nanda
- Chandragupta Maurya (correct)
What was the Arthashastra?
What was the Arthashastra?
- A collection of love poems.
- A book about farming techniques.
- A treatise about leadership and government. (correct)
- A religious text.
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- The Mauryan Empire was the first pan-Indian empire, covering most of the Indian region and parts of modern-day Iran.
- It formed around 321 B.C.E. and ended in 185 B.C.E.
- Chandragupta Maurya was the first leader who consolidated land by overthrowing the Nanda power in Magadha.
- Chandragupta took additional lands through force and alliances.
- Chandragupta's chief minister Kautilya advised him and wrote the Arthashastra, a treatise about leadership and government.
- The Arthashastra describes how a state should organize its economy and maintain power.
- Chandragupta's government closely resembled the government described in the Arthashastra.
- The Arthashastra focused on spies and recommended the king have large networks of informants.
- The focus on deception reveals a pragmatic, and borderline cynical, view of human nature.
- The Mauryan Empire spanned across central and northern India.
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