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Mauryan Empire 4

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Edicts?

a)

Writing carved into stupas.

b)

Official messages carved into stones or pillars.

c)

Messages to the future carved in a rock.

d)

The rains down in Africa.

2.

Which Mauryan ruler built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

a)

Aryabhata

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chandra Gupta Maurya

d)

Kalidassa

3.
What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?
a)
He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.
b)
He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.
c)
He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.
d)
He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land
4.

The Arthashastra was written by......

a)

Chanakya

b)

Ashoka

c)

Megesthenes

d)

Samudra Gupta

5.

Which of these rulers are not from the Mauryan dynasty

a)

Samudra Gupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Brihadhrata

6.

Who was the last Mauryan ruler of the Mauryan dynasty

a)

Brihadhrata

b)

Bindusara

c)

Chandragupta ii

d)

Samudra Gupta

7.
Buddhist shrines shaped liked a dome or burial mound.
a)
pilgrim
b)
stupa
c)
Ashoka
d)
Chandra Gupta
8.

This emblem is located at Sarnath

a)

Tiger Capital

b)

Lion Capital

c)

Chakras

d)

The Lion Stupa

9.

Megesthenes wrote a book about his travels through the Mauryan Empire. What was it called?

a)

Arthashastra

b)

India

c)

Indica

d)

The Mauryan Empire

10.

Who did Chandragupta defeat after who's death

a)

Alexander after Seleceus's death

b)

Samudra Gupta after Brihadhrata's death

c)

Ashoka after Bindusara's death

d)

Seleceus after Alexander's death

11.

Alexander the Great was also known as....

a)

Ashoka the Great

b)

Sikander

c)

The Great One

d)

King Philip of Macedonia

12.

Chandra Gupta's grandson, ________, helped the Mauryan Empire reach the height of its glory.

a)

Ashoka

b)

Bindusara

c)

Brihadata

d)

Selecus

13.

Who were the most important rulers of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chanakya, Bindusara, Susima, Ashoka the Great

b)

Chandragupta Maurya,Bindusara,Brihadita

c)

Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, Ashoka the Great

d)

Chandragupta Maurya,Kautilya,Ashoka the Great

14.

How did Asoka help spread Buddhism throughout India and the rest of the world?

a)

A. Asoka sent missionaries to spread the teachings of the Buddha to other kingdoms.

b)

B. Asoka conquered other kingdoms and forced them to follow Buddhism.

c)

C. Asoka forced his people to follow Buddhism or be executed.

d)

D. Asoka gave his people a tax break if they converted to Buddhism.

15.
Whose advice did Chandragupta depend on?
a)
Ashoka
b)
Magahda
c)
Kautilya
d)
No one
16.
How was Chandragupta's rule unique?
a)
he was the first to rule much of the Indian subcontinent
b)
His rule was not unique
c)
He was the first to take over China
d)
He was the first to create a government.
17.
How did Ashoka take power in the Maurya Empire?
a)
Legend says he killed his brothers for the throne
b)
His dad, Bindusara, passed the throne to him.
c)
He conquered Kalinga
d)
His dad, Chandragupta passed the throne down to him
18.
TRUE or FALSE: Asoka planted medicinal herbs, roots, and fruit in places there wasn’t any.  He also built wells and planted trees along roads to provide rest areas for travelers.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
How long did Ashoka rule?
a)
20 years
b)
12 years
c)
200 years
d)
40 years
20.

Who sent Megasthenes sent as ambassador to reside in Pataliputra?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Seleucus Nicator

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Chanakya

21.

Which ones of the following are not the authors of Indica?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Seleucus Nicator

c)

Chanakya

d)

Megasthenes

22.

Indian government has adopted the lion capital of Chandragupta to the be the National Emblem of India

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Chandragupta was influenced by Jainism and Ashoka was influenced by Budhism

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Chandragupta Maurya was trained and guided by a Brahmin called -

a)

Megasthenes

b)

Dhana Nanda

c)

Chanakya

d)

Bindusara

25.

Chandragupta's Mauryan Empire was larger than that of Ashoka's

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The capital of the Mauryan Empire was:

a)

Pataliputra

b)

Kalinga

c)

Nanda

d)

Ujjain

27.

The Lion Capital has ___________ lions carved on it.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

28.

Choose the correct order of the Mauryan Rulers.

a)

1) Ashoka 2) Bindusara 3) Chandragupta Maurya

b)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Ashoka 3) Bindusara

c)

1) Bindusara 2) Ashoka 3) Chandragupta Maurya

d)

1) Chandragupta Maurya 2) Bindusara 3) Ashoka

29.

A council of Ministers that advised the Mauryan king was called

a)

Ministerial council

b)

Mahamatas

c)

Mantriparishad

d)

Stupas

30.

Ashoka encouraged people to follow the principles of Dhamma, which of the following is not one of the principles?

a)

Ahimsa

b)

Obedience to parents and elders

c)

Generosity to all

d)

Follow the state religion

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