>Asoka
>>rejects grandfather
>>goes to buddhism
>>rules by moral example
>> sent out missionaries
> death was the decline of the empire

> Contributions
>> India was united
>> schools and libraries- stressed education
>>spread Buddhism
>> Asoka's laws
>> Buddhist principles

Maurya Empire

> Ganges River Valley
>Capital is Paliputra
>ChandraguptaMaurya was the first ruler
>> he was harsh
>>collected taxes, and built roads and harbors
>>had a secret police
>> was paranoid of his own death
>>bureaucracy
>>grandson was Asoka