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The Mauryan Dynasty

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 320's BC a military leader named Candragupta Maurya seized control of the empire in the  ______________ part of India. 
a)
Southern
b)
Northern
c)
Eastern 
d)
Western
2.
Under the rule of _________________ , Indian society continued to grow, the economy strengthened, and people prospered. 
a)
Asoka
b)
Theravada
c)
Candra Gupta II
d)
Hun
3.

Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chanakya

b)

Kautilya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

4.

Which of these is accurate about 'Indika'

a)

Tells us about the political administration of the Mauryan Empire

b)

Is written by Chanakya

c)

Written by Megasthenes

d)

Tells us about the religious life of the Mauryas

5.

What was the ruling period of Bindusara?

a)

297 - 273 BC

b)

321 - 297 BC

c)

273 - 297 AD

d)

272 - 232 BC

6.

How did Ashoka spread Dhamma?

a)

By setting up pillar and rock edicts

b)

By appointing dhamma mahamatras

c)

By setting up speakers throughout the empire

d)

By taking people's lives if they didn't follow dhamma

7.

A series of rulers all from the same family

a)

A team

b)

A party

c)

A group

d)

A dynasty

e)

The Aryans

8.

Believed by many historians to be the greatest king of the Mauryan Dynasty

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Asoka

c)

Siddhartha Guatma

d)

Alexander the Great

e)

Kalidasa

9.

Buddhist Shrines

a)

Synagogues

b)

Cross

c)

Hail Mary's

d)

Stupas

10.

What did the military ruler Asoka do when he walked over the battlefield one day and saw so much bloodshed?

a)

Devoted his life to peace and the Buddha

b)

Readied his army for another attack

c)

Converted to Hinduism

d)

walked away and became a monk

11.

Who conquered India before Chandragupta?

a)

Akkadians and Assyrians

b)

Persia and Alexander the Great

c)

Persia and Egypt

d)

Alexander the Great and Cleopatra

12.

Mark ALL that kept Chandragupta Maurya on the throne

a)

Good communication system

b)

Spy system

c)

Social Media

d)

Stong army

13.
Whose advice did Chandragupta depend on?
a)
Ashoka
b)
Magahda
c)
Kautilya
d)
No one
14.

who did chanakya swear revenge on ?

a)

dhana nanda

b)

Adolf hitler

c)

nanda

d)

Dhana krishna

15.

the arthashastra was written by......

a)

chanakya

b)

Ashoka

c)

megesthenes

d)

samudra gupta

16.

who called himself beloved of the gods in his edicts

a)

Ashoka

b)

krishna

c)

pushyamitra sunga

d)

shah jahaan

17.

who did chandragupta defeat after who's death

a)

Alexander after seleceus's death

b)

seleceus after Alexander's death

c)

chandra Gupta after Ashoka's death

d)

samudra gupta after brihadhrata's death

18.
What did Asoka do after the war in Kalinga was over?
a)
Asoka stopped wars of aggression and felt guilty about his actions.
b)
He continued wars of aggression in Southern India and conquered all of the forest tribes.
c)
Asoka allowed the Kalingans to rule over themselves as long as they paid taxes.
d)
Asoka forced the remaining Kalingans to be slaves in the Mauryan Empire.
19.

Who were the important rulers of the Mauryan Empire

a)

Chanakya,Bindusara,Susima,Ashoka the great

b)

Chandragupta Maurya,Bindusara,Vitashoka

c)

Chandragupta Maurya,Bindusara,Ashoka the great

d)

Chandragupta Maurya,Kautilya,Vitashoka

20.

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