Unification of India

You just found out your village is on the border of Ashoka’s empire. Which of the following would you most likely say?

• “We should be safe because Ashoka is a man of peace.”

• “We’d better guard our borders to prevent an attack.”

• “We’d better attack the empire before they attack us.”

• “We should be happy to become Ashoka’s subjects.”

Ashoka sent his son, Mahinda to Ceylon to spread Buddhism.

• true

• false

What is significant about the Maurya family?

• They were the first to unite the kingdoms of India.

• They split up India into several separate kingdoms.

• They tried to get rid of the unequal social classes.

• They eliminated the use of slavery and servants.

An empire lasting from about 322 to 187 B.C.E., during which the Mauryan family unified India for the first time.

• Hinduism Empire

• Mauryan Empire

• Ashokan Empire

To promote four main goals for his kingdom, Ashoka carved edicts into rocks, walls, and pillars. An edict is

• something that encourages growth.

• a map guiding people to holy places.

• a command that is obeyed like a law.

• writing that describes religious beliefs.

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

What did Ashoka do with the territories he had conquered?

• Gave them to other emperors to govern

• Gave them to wealthy merchants as gifts

• Kept them as sources for new slaves

• Kept them as part of his empire

A command that is obeyed like a law.

• Rule

• Edict

• Code

• Commandment

Chandragupta gave up his power and became an ascetic, living in poverty and traveling with monks.

• true

• false

What did Ashoka's edicts on justice describe?

• the government's expected actions during rioting or protesting

• the punishmens for people who did not fully support Buddhism

• the way people should be treated in the empire's courts and jails

• the necessary limitations and expectations for an excellent leader