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More Axial Age back to India ca. 500 B.C. caste system in place development of Hinduism Brahmin priests Literature the Brahmanas: metaphysical speculation the Upanishads:…

Mauryan Empire And Gupta Dynasty The Mauryan and Gupta empires 321 B.C.E.-550 C.E. India Before the Mauryan Dynasty 520 BCE Persian Emperor Darius conquers north-west India…

Mauryan Empire And Gupta Dynasty The Mauryan and Gupta empires 321 B.C.E.-550 C.E. India Before the Mauryan Dynasty 520 BCE Persian Emperor Darius conquers north-west India…

Chapter 9 State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India * Objectives Understand how the Mauryan and Gupta Empires came to be and their significance. Understand the…