India: Maurya to Gupta

India's first great empire and its classical age: Chandragupta Maurya and Kautilya's statecraft, Ashoka's conversion after Kalinga, and the Gupta era's science, from the decimal system and zero to Aryabhata and Nalanda.

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Prereqs: Persia & Alexander; Han China. Next: The rise of Islam & the Golden Age. Sources: Romila Thapar's *Early India*, Ashoka's Rock Edicts, Kautilya's *Arthashastra*, Khan Academy World History.

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India: Maurya to Gupta

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