KINGS FARMERS AND TOWNS

How did Asoka treat the people of Kalinga during his conquest?

• He treated them well, like the other people in the Mauryan Empire.
• His armies killed 100,000 Kalingans in battle.  Another 100,000 died from disease and hunger during and after the invasion.  And 150,000 were forced to leave Kalinga after the invasion.
• While his army killed 200,000 Kalingans in battle, he treated innocent civilians well and provided them with food and medicine.
• He killed them all in battle.

What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?

• Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.
• He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.
• Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.
• Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.

Who sent Megasthenes sent as ambassador to reside in Pataliputra?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Alexander the Great

• Chanakya

Who wrote the Arthashastra?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Alexander the Great

• Chanakya

Who is knows as the founder of the Mauryan empire?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Megasthenes

• Chanakya

Who received 500 elephants in return for land in Afghanistan and his daughter in marriage?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Megasthenes

• Chanakya

Some of the parts of the Mauryan society were:

• Warriors

• Spies

• Brahmans

• All of the above

Who was Ashoka's Father?

• Chanakya

• Chandragupta

• Bimbisara

• Nanda

Indian government has adopted the lion capital of Chandragupta to the be the National Emblem of India

• True

• False

The capital of the Mauryan Empire was:

• Pataliputra

• Kalinga

• Nanda

• Ujjain