Topic 4 Lesson 5: The Maurya Empire Begins

What did Kautilya see in Chandragupta?

• someone who could spread Jainism

• someone who could overthrow the Aryans

• someone who could lead the fight against the Greeks

• someone who could set up an effective bureaucracy

Which of these actions helped Chandragupta control his empire?

• He gave food to the areas he conquered.

• He appointed government officials to carry out his orders.

• He trusted those who pledged their loyalty.

• He lived simply and did not burden the people with taxes.

What was the purpose of the Arthashastra?

(a)  

• to raise taxes
• to spy on spies
• to make sure rules were carried out
• to explain how to be a good ruler

What is a bureaucracy?

• a region with its own government

• a system of offices that carries out government rules and regulations

• a long-term plan for achieving a goal

• a system of government that answers to a supreme ruler

What freedom did Chandragupta's subjects lack?

• freedom to earn a living

• freedom to travel to different provinces

• freedom of speech

• freedom to worship as they pleased

What is a strategy?

• a long-term plan for achieving a goal

• territory that is under the control of a larger country

• system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations

• person under the rule of a monarch

What is a province?

• territory that is under the control of a larger country

• system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations

• person under the rule of a monarch

• a community dedicated to spreading the faith or to educating and protecting people

What is a bureaucracy?

• system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations

• person under the rule of a monarch

• a community dedicated to spreading the faith or to educating and protecting people

• well-being, comfort, prosperity

What is a subject?

• person under the rule of a monarch

• a community dedicated to spreading the faith or to educating and protecting people

• well-being, comfort, prosperity

• a long-term plan for achieving a goal

What is a mission?

• a community dedicated to spreading the faith or to educating and protecting people

• well-being, comfort, prosperity

• a long-term plan for achieving a goal

• territory that is under the control of a larger country