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Mauryan and Gupta Empires

Authored by Sara Campbell

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Mauryan and Gupta Empires
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

Sri Gupta

Ashoka Maurya

Chandragupta

Bindusara

2.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reorder the following events from what happened first to what happened last

India enters its golden age

Alexander the Great conquers India

Ashoka converts to Buddhism

Sri Gupta builds the Gupta Empire

Chandragupta conquers the Punjab region of India

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Mauryans have that allowed them to conquer the Indian subcontinent?

they were very disorganized but warlike people

they had the largest standing army of their time

they collected high taxes which allowed them to bribe local rajas

trade along the silk road made them wealthy so people voluntarily joined them

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chandragupta established a single _____ across India, which made trading goods and paying taxes easier.

military force

civil service

currency

agriculture

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Chandragupta establish regional governors, administrators, and civil service jobs?

these bureaucrats helped conquer more land

centralization allowed taxes to be lowered

these bureaucrats helped govern the empire, carrying out the emperors orders

centralization allowed the to build more roads to connect their people and other lands

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After one bloody battle at Kalinga, when over 100,000 people died, Ashoka Maurya did what?

vowed to conquer more kingdoms

turned non-violent and followed Buddhism

decided to expand his empire and take over China

swore off violence, stopped being emperor, and became a monk

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are some of Ashoka's achievements that make many scholars consider his rule to be the peak of the Mauryan Empire? Select ALL that apply

he was a peaceful leader that gave them stability

he built hospitals and supplied them with medicines to help people

he conquered many islands off the coast of India, greatly expanding his empire

he built roads with rest houses and wells to make travel and trade throughout India easier

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