trol of the kingdom of Maghada and annexed lands to the west, eventually governing by 300 B.C.E the important trade routes to the Ganges and Indus Basins. His grandson Asoka extended the empire west into Seleucid Persia, and south through the we Kalinga to secure dominance of Deccan by 250 and controlled the entire sub-content except for the southern tip.In 320 C.E Chandra Gupta I came into power and began the Gupta dynasty. The dynasty gained control of the middle Ganges. Then built an empire that controlled the center of the Indian Subcontinent from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. In Rome there was a split between the rich and the poor. Rome was an oligarchy. The rulers tended to be wealthy. They were known as Patricians. The commoners were known as Plebeians. There was constant friction between the two classes. The Plebeians demanded more rights from the Patricians. The Ideal Roman was to be a farmer-solider-citizen. But many Romans returned from military service to find that their homes impoverished. The price of maintaining an empire lead to exploitation of the common people. To keep them from revolting Roman officials set up bread and circuses to keep the unemployed content. However, Rome was still suffered from slave revolts.Similar to in Rome wealth in China was consolidated into a privileged few. The price of maintaining an empire caused the elite to exploit the poor in China also. In 184 C.E the Yellow Turban revolt broke out. It was put down but it triggered a continuous string of additional outbreaks and lead to the breaking up of China for 400 years.In India there was a caste system. The caste system is a part of the Hindu religion. In the caste system people are born into a role. They do what their parents did. This caste system has lasted until recent times. From Rome and China we have clear political, military, economic, administrative, and personal literature. When the Han came to power China ...
