The Mauryan Empire Begins

What 3 facts describe Chandragupta's leadership?

There are 3 answers.

• became a Buddhist

• unified Southern

  Indiana by conquering other states

• created an efficient postal system

• unified Northern India by conquering other states

• used spies to report disloyalty from the people

What 4 facts describe Ashoka's leadership?

There are 4 answers.

• built roads and hospitals

• tolerated people having other religious beliefs

• started as a military leader, but hated war, and became a Buddhist

• spread Buddhist teachings around the empire

• used spies to look for new temples and sculptures

What Indian emperor is known for basing many

decisions on Buddhist principles?

• Sargon

• Ashoka

• Hatshepsut

• Jacob

What was the effect of Gupta's Empire having a powerful military?

• many people wanted to move there for protection

• everyone moved away

• expanded the empire

• they watched The Empire Strikes Back

Who was a good military leader, a patron of the arts and literature, and oversaw the beginning of the Golden Age?

• Samudra Gupta

• Sam the Man

• Sammy Whammy

• Asoka

• Pataliputra

What 2 reasons did rulers give money to the Hindu religion?

There are 2 answers.

• to build hospitals

• to build temples

• to build houses

• to build shrines

• to build roads

What 3 effects did trade create?

There are 3 answers.

• the Earth is round and travels around the sun

• jobs were created from the silver and gold mines

• increased travel to

  holy sites

• cities arose along the trade routes

Who journeyed along the trade routes to visit holy sites, making some Indian cities wealthy?

• Stupas

• Rajas

• Indians

• Pilgrims

• Brahmans

What category of cultural contributions were The Vedas, epic poems,

the Baghavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Upanishads?

• science

• literature

• medicine

• poetry

What category of cultural contributions were musical instruments, sculpture, wall paintings, palaces, temples, monuments, pillars, stupas?

• science

• arts and architecture

• literature

• medicine