C7L3 The Mauryan Empire

"Ashoka was the first ruler to promote Buddhism." What does PROMOTE mean in this sentence?

• to encourage the doing of something

• to move from one level to another

• to force someone to do something

A stupa has all of these features EXCEPT:

• Is a Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or burial mound

• Contained religious objects

• Is where the ruler lived

• Served as places of worship

"After Ashoka died in 232 B.C.E., the Mauryan Empire declined." What does DECLINED mean in this sentence?

• to break into smaller pieces

• to move down a mountain

• to become stronger

• to become weaker

"People called pilgrims used the trade routes to journey to holy sites." What does PILGRIM mean in this sentence?

• a person who moves to a new place

• a person who travels to holy sites

• a person who wears a wide brimmed hat

• a person who travels to trade

"Artists, builders, writers, and scientists made many contributions while the Mauryan and Gupta kings ruled." What does CONTRIBUTIONS mean in this sentence?

• lessons taught

• taxes paid to the ruler

• something that is donated or given

The Mahabharata is all of these EXCEPT

• an ancient religious epic

• The longest poem in any written language, with about 90,000 verses

• describes a struggle for control of an Indian kingdom

• something Buddha wrote

The Bhagavad Gita is all of these EXCEPT

• "Song of the Lord"

• Deity Krishna goes with a prince into battle against some of the prince's family

• The holy book of India

• The best known section of the Mahabharata

The first emperor of the Mauryan Empire

• Asoka

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Chandragupta Maurya

Ashoka was all of these things EXCEPT

• the first ruler of the Maurya Empire

• after some fierce wars of conquest he came to hate killing

• during the rest of his life he tried to improve the lives of his people

• Chandragupta's grandson

The most important structures in early India were

• the market places and centers of trade

• the rulers' palaces and temples used for religious worship

• the steps near the rivers

• the food storage buildings