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Mauryan Empire Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By 600 BCE, the Indus Valley was separated into many small kingdoms. This was about 1000 years after which group's migration?

a)

The Hebrew

b)

The Aryan

c)

The Persian

d)

The Han

2.

In 323 BCE, this general was the FIRST European to achieve any military control in the Indus Valley region:

a)

Seleucus I

b)

Cyrus

c)

Phillip II of Macedonia

d)

Alexander the Great

3.

Between 321 BCE and 303 BCE, this named King drove Seleucus OUT the Indus Valley, and established the Mauryan empire:

a)

Asoka

b)

Kautilya

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Chandra Gupta I

4.

Chandragupta Maurya's rule can best be described as:

a)

tough-minded and harsh

b)

tolerant and respectful

c)

cowardly and complacent

d)

religious and spiritual

5.

Following Chandragupta Maurya's death, his grandson _________ brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights.

a)

Imhotep

b)

Seleucus

c)

Chandra Gupta I

d)

Asoka

6.

Asoka is best known for expanding the Mauryan empire through:

a)

migration

b)

trade

c)

brutal wars and violence

d)

spiritual awakenings

7.

As the story is told, Asoka felt sorrow because of the bloodshed and war he waged early in his reign. Because of this, he converted to:

a)

Jainism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

8.

The diversity of India should be noted. Though the Mauryan empire united northern and central India, this group had political and cultural control over Southern India.

a)

The Tamil

b)

The Jains

c)

The Bengali

d)

The Rajistrani

9.

The Mauryan Empire ends by 230 BCE. FIVE HUNDRED years later, we will see the ___________ empire rise in 320 AD / CE.

a)

The Masjid Empire

b)

The Gupta Empire

c)

The Rajistran Empire

d)

The Mahal Empire

10.

The first ruler of the Gupta Empire in 320 AD / CE was:

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Samudra

d)

Chandra Gupta I