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Worksheetsmauryan empire
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Arthashastra?
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Seleucus Nicator
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Chanakya
2.
Who was Ashoka's Father?
a)
Chanakya
b)
Chandragupta
c)
Bindusar
d)
Nanda
3.
Indian government has adopted the lion capital of Chandragupta to the be the National Emblem of India
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Ashoka had a change of heart after which war?
a)
Pataliputra
b)
Kalinga
c)
Nanda
d)
Ujjain
5.
Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...
a)
Ashoka
b)
Chandragupta 2
c)
Nanda
d)
Kautilya
6.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
7.
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
a)
warrior
b)
priests
c)
farmers
d)
merchants
8.
Which one of the following is the author of Indica
a)
Chanakya
b)
Megasthenes
c)
Chandragupta
9.
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.
10.
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
11.
Chandragupta was in constant fear of his enemies. Because of this, what did he do?
a)
He ran away
b)
He hired servants to guard him
c)
He moved out of India
d)
He hired spies to watch him and then more spies to watch those spies.
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