Mauryan Empire

Mauryan Empire

Unit 6: Ancient India

Multiple Choice

What relationship did Chandragupta Maurya have with Alexander the Great?

• He worked with Alexander the Great to build an empire.

• He killed Alexander the Great during a battle.

• He defeated the forces left behind by Alexander the Great.

• He was defeated by Alexander the Great's army.

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the Mauryan Empire?

• It extended north to the Hindu Kush, west of the Ganges River, south almost to the tip of the Indian subcontinent, and east along the Bay of Bengal.

• It extended north to the Hindu Kush, west of the Indus River, south almost to the tip of the Indian subcontinent, and east along the Arabian Sea.

• It extended north to the Brahmaputra River, west of the Ganges River, south almost to the tip of the Indian subcontinent, and east along the Indian Ocean.

• It extended north to the Hindu Kush, west of the Indus River, south almost to the tip of the Indian subcontinent, and east along the Bay of Bengal.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase was not an achievement of the government of Chandragupta Maurya's empire?

• expanded into southern India to control trade routes

• formed a highly organized bureaucracy

• built a system of roads and harbors for trade

• established courts to ensure justice for the weak

Multiple Choice

The war Asoka fought with the Kingdom of Kalinga resulted in

• his downfall and overthrow

• his triumph over Jainism

• his acceptance of Buddhism

• loss of the southern trading routes

Multiple Choice

Asoka's army is known for all of these except

• using war elephants

• being well-trained

• poor strategies

• clear chain of command

Multiple Choice

Asoka is known for all of the following except

• carving policies of nonviolence on stone pillars

• defeating the army of Alexander the Great

• encouraging the spread of Buddhism

• building rest houses by roads for travelers

Multiple Choice

Under the ruler, Asoka, India

• expanded into southern India and defeated the Kalinga Empire

• lost control of its trade routes, and poverty spread

• united different Indian kingdoms peacefully

• issued the Edicts of Asoka to prevent the spread of Buddhism

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes Asoka's relationship with religion?

• He favored Hinduism and banned all other religions.

• He did not favor one religion above any other.

• He rejected both Hinduism and Buddhism.

• He favored Buddhism but tolerated other religions.