Unification of India

What is an edict?

• a command that is obeyed like a law

• a type of poem that reflects religious teachings

• a pledge of loyalty to a leader

• a verse from a religious text

What does it mean to say that land has been gained through conquest?

• The land was gained through marriage contract.

• The land was gained through treaty negotiation.

• The land was gained through military force.

• The land was gained through alliance.

What does unification mean?

• bringing together several religious beliefs into one new religion

• the process of joining together or making whole

• another word for the belief in only one God

• the process of separating two parts of a whole

When an area has a large variety of people it is called...

• divergent

• homogenous

• divided

• diverse

What does it mean to execute someone?

• to help them open their own business

• to put them to death as a punishment

• to promote them to the executive branch of government

• to convert them to a different religious practice

What does it mean to form an alliance with another country or empire?

• to create a trade partnership with that group

• to unite with that group into one country or empire

• to form a bond that benefits both groups

• to go to war with that group

What does prosperity mean?

• wealth and success

• wealth and disappointment

• promotion to the ruling class

• belief in the ideas promoted by the government

What does it mean to say an empire experienced a Golden Age?

• It means they experienced a period of greatness beyond modern times.

• It means they accumulated a great deal of gold.

• It means they valued wealth above all other things during this time.

• It means they experienced a period of happiness and achievement.

What is the study of philosophy?

• The search for wisdom concerning the set of values by which people live.

• The study of ancient cultures in the Eastern Hemisphere.

• The study of the edicts established by the government.

• The search for answers to questions created through Buddhism.

What are the territories of an empire sometimes called?

• regents

• provinces

• sublands

• provitiles