India's First Empires Review

How did Chandra Gupta Maurya establish his empire?

• by converting his people to Hinduism

• by building an army

• by improving communications

• by winning a battle with Alexander the Great

Which of these statements is true of Ashoka?

• He grew to hate violence.

• He was an expert in astronomy.

• He gave up all his wealth to seek enlightenment.

• He built a beautiful temple that is still standing.

The Mauryan Empire eventually broke into small, warring kingdoms.

• True

• False

Which leader is associated with stupas?

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Ashoka

• Samudra Gupta

• a nameless Gupta ruler

Which ruler was known as a patron of the arts and literature?

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Ashoka

• Samudra Gupta

• a nameless Gupta ruler

Samudra Gupta set out to crush any resistance to his rule.

• True

• False

Which of the following is part of a long epic poem?

• the Bhagavad Gita

• the Vedas

• the Upanishads

• the Gautama

A pilgrim is a religious traveler who visits temples or sacred sites.

• True

• False

Which of these statements is true of Indian doctors?

• They used penicillin.

• They drained patients' blood to remove poisons.

• Most of their healing was done with religious ritual.

• Some of them performed plastic surgery.

Indian mathematicians figured out something that modern technology could not do without. What was it?

• infinity

• numeral

• a symbol for zero

• pi