Asoka Dbq Analysis

An increase in the flow of silver during the mid-sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century initiated economic and social effects in all areas linked by trade building more economic opportunities and also distinguished social divisions. The documents are written by people from either the British, Chinese, or Spanish all in different social classes. The negative social effects on the lower ranked classes caused an unequal distribution of silver which can be seen in documents 1, 3, 5, and 6. The economic effect of increased prices of traded goods can be seen in documents 2 and 7. Lastly, the economic effect of merchant’s travels caused competition among countries which can be seen in documents 4 and 8. It would have be helpful to read

To begin with, Asoka was kind and concerned about people. He became peaceful, enlightened, and more open-minded after finding enlightenment. Asoka’s ideas changed after his conquering of Kalinga because he felt sorry for them. According to historian Michael Wood, “[It was] a rejection of a whole way of understanding history.” ( Doc C). By this, Wood means that Asoka rejected the way rulers in the past felt after conquering land. Regardless of who they were, they enjoyed being victorious. But instead of abandoning the Kalingans, who had lost so much, Asoka’s reaction to the

As a result of the Kalinga war, Asoka was converted to Buddhism. Throughout his ruling of the Mauryan Empire, Asoka set extremely high ideals for himself, the ideals of power and authority balanced with peace. With the creation of his 33 edicts, he taught people to live, emphasized compassion towards animals and nature, and spread teachings to strengthen family ties along with the existing social classes (document F). After the war concluded, Asoka spent much of his time trying to make-up for his “mistakes” of the Kalinga war. In his edicts, Asoka vows to care for his people (document D). “Asoka's pillars of stone containing the inscriptions speak magnificent words...” (document F). Asoka also devoted himself to spread the teachings of Buddha to the people after discovering the enlightenment Buddha's teachings

To commence, Cyrus the Great, who ruled most of Persia during the 500s, and King Ashoka , emperor of the Maurya Dynasty from 268 to 232 BCE, both shared similar characteristics that made them great rulers, yet had their differences that made them unique in their own way. Furthermore, both Ashoka and Cyrus the Great were both knowledgeable, respectable, and tolerated by their own people, making them extraordinary leaders. Although, in comparison Ashoka was much more aggressive due to his extreme fear factor on everyone and his strong Buddhist beliefs. In comparison, Cyrus was much more lovable, understandable, and did anything possible for his people. To conclude, both King Ashoka and Cyrus the Great, were both powerful and intrepid leaders

Asoka is one of the greatest rulers of India. He had Rule for thirty eight year 274 BC -232 BC (cite). According to Buddhist dharma and law Asoka ruled over vast empire. His greatest achievements were to spreading Buddhism throughout his empire and beyond. The edicts were translated in the 1830s. According to the Article of ANCIENT History “150 Asoka edicts have been found carved into the face of rock and cave walls as well as pillar all this was mark on his kingdom,.” which was northern India and south areas now known as Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan .

Asoka was interested in power and peace. Did this make him an Enlightened Ruler or a Ruthless Conqueror? I believe Asoka was an Enlightened Ruler for many reasons.

Asoka was a ruler of India, with much territory which he inherited from his dynasty. Asoka wanted to expand his territory for his people. So they intruded the Kalinga’s territory. Asoka was a ruthless conqueror because he was responsible for many deaths, wanted unfair wars, and had unjust laws.

“Asoka’s pillars of stone with their inscriptions would speak to me in their magnificent language and tell me of a man, who though was an emperor , was greater than any king or emperors,” stated Nehru, a leading figure in India’s fight for independence (Doc. F). Asoka was a ruler of the Mauryan Empire from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. The Mauryan Empire was established by Asoka’s grandfather, Chandragupta Maurya, in 321 BCE. Asoka helped strengthen the Mauryan Empire by conquering the region of Kalinga. Was Asoka, leader of the Mauryan Empire, a cruel or peaceful ruler? Asoka was a peaceful ruler because he conquered Kalinga for the wellness of the Mauryan economy, he felt anguish for the death of those in his conquest at Kalinga, and his edicts were fair.

After conquering a large region in India called Kalinga, Asoka felt intense remorse. In turn, he used this remorse or regret during his later rule of the Mauryan

Asoka did many good and bad things throughout his lifetime. Information from the DBQ proves that he was a ruthless conqueror, he killed innocent people, he encouraged people to do the things that he did, and he sentenced people to death days after they messed up on something. Asoka is a ruthless conqueror who didn’t think about how his actions could have affected someone.. After all, bad is worse than good. To begin, he was a ruthless conqueror because he does evil things that he didn’t regret.

This essay that I have written for history class states an amazing amount of detail about the ruler Asoka. Asoka was considered either a ruthless conqueror or an enlightened ruler. I wrote about my opinion about if Asoka was a ruthless conqueror or an enlightened ruler. I believe that Asoka was a ruthless conqueror and below you will find out why.

Asoka wanted a lot of power in india. Next, Asoka is a ruthless conqueror because he invaded kalinga to get power for himself. Asoka was evil and rude to invade kalinga. After he felt bad and became friends with kalinga.

To begin with, Asoka is an Enlightened Ruler because he wanted forgiveness and wanted to be friends with Kalinga.  In document C it explains how Asoka wanted forgiveness after the war.  In the text it says

Alexander the Great is remembered as a conquering man who built one of the largest empires. Some describe him as a man with a vision of world harmony. Others see him as a blood thirsty man with a mental illness. One thing that cannot be argued is that he and his empire are fascinating studies. From his rise to power to his mysterious death is interesting, but even after he died the story is fascinating. Due to his death, his empire was divided and a long power-struggle began starting with his generals. Each account has its own story of war and betrayal. These days must have been hard for those in power; they never knew who they could trust. Only the ones who were skilled in the strategy of war and ruthless enough to maintain their power

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