WorksheetsThe Mauryan Dynasty
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 48mins
Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?
Chanakya
Kautilya
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Which of these is accurate about 'Indika'
Tells us about the political administration of the Mauryan Empire
Is written by Chanakya
Written by Megasthenes
Tells us about the religious life of the Mauryas
What was the ruling period of Bindusara?
297 - 273 BC
321 - 297 BC
273 - 297 AD
272 - 232 BC
How did Ashoka spread Dhamma?
By setting up pillar and rock edicts
By appointing dhamma mahamatras
By setting up speakers throughout the empire
By taking people's lives if they didn't follow dhamma
A series of rulers all from the same family
A team
A party
A group
A dynasty
The Aryans
Believed by many historians to be the greatest king of the Mauryan Dynasty
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Siddhartha Guatma
Alexander the Great
Kalidasa
Buddhist Shrines
Synagogues
Cross
Hail Mary's
Stupas
What did the military ruler Asoka do when he walked over the battlefield one day and saw so much bloodshed?
Devoted his life to peace and the Buddha
Readied his army for another attack
Converted to Hinduism
walked away and became a monk
Who conquered India before Chandragupta?
Akkadians and Assyrians
Persia and Alexander the Great
Persia and Egypt
Alexander the Great and Cleopatra
Mark ALL that kept Chandragupta Maurya on the throne
Good communication system
Spy system
Social Media
Stong army
who did chanakya swear revenge on ?
dhana nanda
Adolf hitler
nanda
Dhana krishna
the arthashastra was written by......
chanakya
Ashoka
megesthenes
samudra gupta
who called himself beloved of the gods in his edicts
Ashoka
krishna
pushyamitra sunga
shah jahaan
who did chandragupta defeat after who's death
Alexander after seleceus's death
seleceus after Alexander's death
chandra Gupta after Ashoka's death
samudra gupta after brihadhrata's death
Who were the important rulers of the Mauryan Empire
Chanakya,Bindusara,Susima,Ashoka the great
Chandragupta Maurya,Bindusara,Vitashoka
Chandragupta Maurya,Bindusara,Ashoka the great
Chandragupta Maurya,Kautilya,Vitashoka
In 323 BCE, this general was the FIRST European to achieve any military control in the Indus Valley region:
Seleucus I
Cyrus
Phillip II of Macedonia
Alexander the Great
