Ashokas Edicts

Match the description to the Edict of Ashoka that it best represents:

Encouraged people to love and respect one another, to be non-violent when dealing with conflict and not to get attached to "material" things

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dealt with issues of conflict with neighboring countries, and issues of peace and conquest

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promoted the people's well-being - these included having good healthcare, shelter, clean water, and enough food to eat

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these were about having fair laws - also fair treatment of people in jail and in the courts

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Match the quote to the correct GOAL of Ashoka it represents:

On the roads . . . trees have been planted for the enjoyment of animals and men. I have had ponds dug and shelters erected along the roads. Everywhere I have had wells dug.

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Match the quote to the correct GOAL of Ashoka it represents:

It is good to be obedient to one’s mother and father, friends, and relatives. It is good not only to spend little, but to own the minimum of property.

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Match the quote to the correct GOAL of Ashoka it represents:

If the unconquered peoples on my border ask what is my will, they should understand this: I desire that they should trust me and should have only happiness in their dealings with me.

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Match the quote to the correct GOAL of Ashoka it represents:

Men who are sentenced to death are to be given three days’ respite [waiting period before being put to death]. During this period, relatives may plead for the prisoners’ lives, or the accused may make donations or undertake a fast [period of not eating] for a better rebirth in the next life.

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Match the modern day description to Ashoka's Goal in the Ancient World:

build parks in cities for people to enjoy

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Match the modern day description to Ashoka's Goal in the Ancient World:

donate money to charity to help people in need

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