Ch 9 Ancient India

By the 500s BC, India was...

• divided into many small kingdoms

• divided into large many large kingdoms

• divided into many small empires

• divided into many large empires

Due to conflict over_____ and ______, India was invaded.

• money and power

• land and trade

• gold and silver

• Tik Tok and YouTube

India was first invaded by?

• the Athenian army

• the Indian army

• the Persian army

• the Arabian army

After India was invaded by the Persian army it was invaded by?

• Ashoka the Great from Arabia

• Ashoka the Great from India

• Ashoka the Great from Greece

• Ashoka the Great from Persia

What were some of Chandra Gupta Maurya accomplishments?

(check all that apply)

• he built roads for trade routes

• got cloth, salt, and iron for trade

• made his own Hindu religion and built Hindu temples

• helped people earn more money

Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

• Alexander the Great

• Ashoka the Great

• Chimichanga Maurya

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

The Mauryan Empire reached the height of it's glory under Chandra Gupta's grandson _______

• Chandra

• Maurya

• Bindusara

• Ashoka

Why was Ashoka considered an unusual king?

• He was a great military leader and had many victories.

• He began his rule with fierce conquests but eventually he hated killing.

• He was a great philosopher.

• He was a great diplomat.

What is stupa?

• Buddhist shrines shaped like a dome or burial mound.

• A type of traditional Indian house.

• A type of Hindu temple.

• A Chinese pagoda.

What happened when the Mauryan Empire ended?

(select all that apply)

• Indian people rebelled

• The empire was invaded by India.

• peasants lost their lands

• merchants had to pay heavy taxes