Mauryan and Gupta Empires

Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

• Sri Gupta

• Ashoka Maurya

• Chandragupta

• Bindusara

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

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

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

• military force

• civil service

• currency

• agriculture

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

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

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

What language did they write in during the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?

• cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• hieroglyphics

• Phoenician

TRUE OR FALSE.

The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are examples of epic poems.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE

The Mauryan Empire started to decline after Chandragupta's rule.

• TRUE

• FALSE