Mauryan and Gupta Dynasties

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Which group first unified India?

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The Mauryans

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What caused Ashoka to stop conquering new kingdoms?

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He realized after a battle that he was not living his Buddhist values.

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What happened to Ashoka after an especially brutal battle?

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He stopped conquering new lands.

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What came between the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?

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The land returned to rule by individual small kingdoms.

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How did the Guptas rule over their people differently than the Mauryans? Options: They used more force than the Mauryans., They forced the people to pay tribute., They divided their kingdom into provinces and gave them a lot of freedom., They used religious edicts to unite the kingdom under Buddhist values.

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They divided their kingdom into provinces and gave them a lot of freedom.

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What conditions allowed a Golden Age to flourish during the Gupta Empire?

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peace and stability

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How did the Guptas assist in keeping Hinduism alive?

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They wrote down many Hindu teachings and stories.

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Which mathematical concept did the Guptas use first? Options: the zero, subtraction, division, algebra

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the zero

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Which area of development by the Guptas led to increased trade? Options: increased art and literature, advancements in ironwork, the development of universities, the building of roads

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the building of roads

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Five hundred years after the Mauryan Dynasty failed, which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of Northern India?

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Gupta