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WorksheetsAshoka And The Mauryan Empire
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One of the dominant kingdoms was...
a)
Magadha
b)
Indo-Arya
c)
Maurya
d)
India
2.
Many small kingdoms existed across India in...
a)
500-300BCE
b)
1000BCE
c)
300-500CE
d)
1000CE
3.
The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was...
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Aryan
4.
Chandragupta divided the empire....
a)
into districts
b)
among his children
c)
into equal pieces
d)
into counties
5.
Ashoka improved communication throughout the empire by...
a)
Constructing roads and rest houses
b)
Inventing the first telephone
c)
Morse code
d)
New smoke signal technique
6.
Is it fair to call Ashoka a selfless king?
a)
No
b)
Yes
7.
Who was the person to unify India, accompanied by an army
a)
Chandaguptra
b)
Ashoka
c)
Cleopatra
d)
Mahinda
8.
Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?
a)
Aryabhata
b)
Ashoka
c)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
d)
Kalidassa
9.
Five hundred years after the Mauryan DYnasty failed, which dynasty created an empire that reunited much of Northern India?
a)
Ashoka
b)
Gupta
c)
Hindu
d)
Kalidasa
10.
Which was an Indian invention that had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science?
a)
algebra
b)
algorithms
c)
geometry
d)
the symbol zero
11.
The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule.
a)
pilgrim
b)
Bhagavad Gita
c)
Ashoka
d)
Chandra Gupta
12.
founded India's first empire
a)
pilgrim
b)
Bhagavad Gita
c)
Ashoka
d)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
13.
Who united much of India under a single ruler
a)
Asoka
b)
Chandra Gupta
c)
Kalidasa
d)
Mohandas Gandhi
14.
Ashoka took the throne in...
a)
269BCE
b)
300BCE
c)
200CE
d)
159CE
15.
The two main empires in India are:
a)
Sumerian and Egyptian
b)
Mauryan and Gupta
c)
Mauryan and Ramayana
d)
Gupta and Phoenician
16.
Changdragupta Maurya was the leader of the Gupta empire.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What were the places which Ashoka divided to rule called?
a)
districts
b)
provinces
c)
cities
d)
states
18.
Maghada was a
a)
state
b)
mahajanapada
c)
city
d)
province
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