The Mauryan Empire

The first ruler of the Maurya dynasty was.

• Ashoka

• Bindusara

• Chandragupta

• Samudra Gupta

Chandragupta defeated (a)   , the last ruler, in 321 BCE.

Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus Nicator.

• True

• False

What are the two books written by megasthenes and kautilya

• the Mauryan empire, and Ashoka's journey.

• Indika, Ashoka's dharma

• Indika, Arthashathra

Who was Bindusara's son

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Sidhartha

• Ashoka

King Ashoka found peace why which religion

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Whose advice did Chandragupta depend on?

• Ashoka
• Magahda
• Kautilya
• No one

Who wrote the Arthashastra?

• Chandragupta

• Seleucus Nicator

• Alexander the Great

• Chanakya

Which one of the following is the author of Indica

• Chanakya

• Megasthenes

• Chandragupta

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.