Kanishka the Kushan Ruler

Who was Kanishka?

• Mauryan Ruler

• Shakas Ruler

• Kushan Ruler

• Gupta Ruler

What religion did Kanishka help spread?

• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Zoroastrianism

What was the capital of Kanishka’s empire?

• Taxila

• Pataliputra

• Purushapura

• Mathura

Which famous council was conducted during Kanishka’s reign?

• Third Buddhist Council
• Fourth Buddhist Council
• Second Buddhist Council
• First Buddhist Council

Kanishka’s empire engaged in trade with the _________ Empires

• Mughal Empires
• Ottoman & safavid Empires

• Byzantine Empires
• Roman & Greek Empire

Gandhara art was a fusion of Indian and ___________ artistic styles.

• Greco -Roman
• Only Indian

• Egyptian

• Europian

Which artistic style flourished under the Kushan Empire?

• Gandhara art
• Renaissance sculpture
• Byzantine mosaics
• Mughal painting

The Gandhara school of art flourished under _________’s patronage

• Ashoka

• Kanishka

• Buddha

• Chandragupta

The Kushan Empire was mainly located in _________ India

• Northern India
• Western India
• Eastern India
• Southern India

Kanishka introduced the use of ________coins in his empire.

• gold
• silver
• copper
• bronze