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Religion -In the Northeastern region of India is Bihar. It is known as the base of the Mauryan empire, and it is the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism. -During The reign of the Gupta empire there were three major religions Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. -The Guptas themselves expressed their faith in Hinduism by building temples, religious sculptures,murals, and paintings. -It became common for worshippers to choose one Hindu god or goddess to worship. And as a result there were many shrines and temples built. -Although most Guptas were hindu they also were a huge supporters of buddhism. As a result many shrines, monestaries, and Universities were built. -Hence the Mauryans were polytheistic.

Technology -The Mauryan army was large. It had about 600,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and 9,000 elephants. -The army used Indian bows made of bamboo with a metal or bone arrow, long narrow shields made of ox hide stretched over wooden or wicker frame, lance, spear, or javelin, Heavy infantry carried long two handed slashing swords, they also used catapults, ballistae, and battering rams. Bowman also used fir arrows, pitch pots, and fireballs. -Everything was written in Sandskrit. -The main methods of transportation were horses, foot, and elephants.