6.04 and 6.05 (Mauryan and Gupta Empires) 7th Grade

What was the Mauryan Government like? Check all that apply

• bureaucracy

• secret police spied on citizens

• kind/peaceful rulers

• protected by a group of female warriors

• strict laws, harsh punishments

When (a)   ruled India, his military included 9,000 elephants that frightened opponents and trampled enemy lands.

Asoka's achievements for the Mauryan empire include ALL OF THE FOLLOWING except... (pick the one thing he didn't do)

• roads and travel stops

• hospitals

• universities

• the spread of Buddhism throughout Asia

• Buddhist shrines

A _ is a buddhist temple shaped like a bell or hemisphere

(a)  

Which leader from the Mauryan empire took over the Magadha kingdom, united the Northern provinces, and made the people in those areas his subjects?

• Bindushara

• Chandragupta

• Asoka

• Samudra Gupta

The Mauryan empire expanded over 1,000 miles during _'s rule

(a)  

In the Mauryan empire, more people turned away from Hinduism and towards Buddhism for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ..... (pick the one thing that didn't happen)

• Asoka converted and sent missionaries to convert others

• buddhists offered nirvana to all

• the people felt distant from the gods

• language barrier: Hindu priests spoke Sanskrit, but few others did

Hinduism and Buddhism share the following beliefs...

• ahimsa (non-violence)

• dharma (duty)

• caste system

• cycle of rebirth

• karma (good deeds will be rewarded/bad deeds punished

What was the main reason the Mauryan empire declined?

• rival princes fighting for control

• rival kingdoms arose in the South

• Hinduism re-emerged

• Asoka's death

___ ___: This is what the Gupta rulers brought to Ancient India... It is a period in a culture with peace, prosperity, and a great output of the arts

(a)