Mauryan Empire/Empires End

Which was NOT part of Chandragupta Maurya's army?

• War eagles

• spies

• War elephants

• chariots

Chandragupta Mauryan was unpopular because he forced which group to pay heavy taxes to fund his wars?

• monks

• scribes

• peasants

• farmers

What did Chandragupta Maurya decide to give up his throne to become?

• a farmer

• an artist

• a monk

• a soldier

Which religion did Ashoka choose to follow?

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Ashoka's laws carved into pillars were called...

• rules

• edicts

• codes

• regulations

Which of these is not an improvement Ashoka made?

• irrigation

• public baths

• roads

• wells

Which of these is NOT a long term effect of Ashoka's edicts on Indian culture?

• India frequently gets involved in wars

• Caste system banned in the 1950s

• 40% of Indians are

  vegetarians

• India has 9 major religions

Which did NOT happen after Ashoka's death?

• His sons fought over who would control the Mauryan Empire

• The empire was divided

• Invaders attacked the northwest

• A Buddhist monk became the king

The reasons that an Empire ends are usually simple.

• True

• False

Dividing the Empire into 2 parts, the spread of Christianity, invasions by Barbarian tribes Huns, and financial problems are some causes for the fall of...

• Mauryan Empire

• Roman Empire

• Han Dynasty

• Persian Empire