During the Maurya Empire, how did the connections between India and other regions of Afroeurasia increase?

Download Primary Source Set: Maurya Connections

This inquiry set provides students with sources to analyze the types of connections that existed during the period of the Maurya Empire. The Maurya Empire was the first large empire in South Asia, and the Mauryans forged strong connections with Persia, the Hellenistic Mediterranean, Central Asia, and China. The most obvious connections were political and economic, but there were also social and cultural connections in religion, art, and scientific ideas.