That no one wanted, Intermarriage between caste
levels was not allowed.
system because they were
against it.
Political
In 321 BCE, Chandragupta
Maurya took over the former
Magadha kingdom. It became
the center of the Mauryan
Empire. His government was al
highly organized bureaucracy.
He worked his way westward to
the Indus Valley. The third
emperor, Asoka, brought all of
India, except the far south, into
the empire. He used military
strategy to rule
Religion
There were temples and the
worship of many gods. Animal
sacrifices and complex rituals