Indian Empires

Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan dynasty?

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chanakya

• Bindusara

How did Chandragupta ensure that all those who served him were loyal?

• He ran away
• He hired servants to guard him
• He moved out of India
• He hired spies to watch over his officials

Chandragupta Maurya relied on advice from this man who wrote a book on how a leader should govern:

• Kalidasa

• Samudragupta

• Bindusara

• Kautilya

Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?

• Pataliputra

• Kalinga

• Nanda

• Ujjain

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.

King Ashoka found peace with which religion

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?

• He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.

• He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.

• He rejected violence and began to build roads and hospitals throughout his empire.

• He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land

How did Ashoka spread Buddhism?

• By setting up pillar and rock edicts throughout his empire

• By forcing conversion

• By setting up speakers throughout the empire

• By taking people's lives if they didn't follow Buddha's laws

How did Asoka treat other religions in the Mauryan Empire?

• He punished people who practice Hinduism.

• Asoka only allowed people to practice Buddhism and Hinduism.

• Asoka forced all of the people to practice Hinduism.

• He wanted all religions to be honored and respected (religious toleration)

Which of these events immediately followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire?

• Chandragupta I came to power.

• The Guptas divided the empire into provinces.

• India broke apart into separate kingdoms.

• The Guptas fought among themselves for power.