Ancient India L3

What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?

• He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.
• He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.
• He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.
• He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land

Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...

• Ashoka
• Chandragupta 2
• Nanda
• Kautilya

Ashoka improved communication throughout the empire by...

• Constructing roads and rest houses
• Inventing the first telephone
• Morse code
• New smoke signal technique

Why can Asoka's history be described as "written in stone"?

• Because most of what we konw about him and his rule comes from the stone age.
• Because most of what we know about him comes from his best friend's cousin's sister's little cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
• Because most of what we know about him and his rule comes from the edicts carved on pillars, rocks, and walls across his empire.
• Because he beat up people with his hands that were considered to be made of stone.

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

• Aryabhata
• Ashoka
• Chandra Gupta Maurya
• Kalidassa

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

• Ashoka

• Gupta

• Hindu

• Kalidasa

Which is an epic poem that is about a ruler who rescues his captured wife that grew to about 25,000 verses? 

• Bhagavad Gita
• Panchantrantra
• Ramayana
• Theravada

Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?

• algebra
• algorithms
• geometry
• the symbol zero

Buddhist shrines shaped liked a dome or burial mound.

• pilgrim
• stupa
• Ashoka
• Chandra Gupta

The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule.

• pilgrim
• Bhagavad Gita
• Ashoka
• Chandra Gupta