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WorksheetsMauryan Empire
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ashoka invaded Kalinga in ___________
261 BC
265 BC
270 BC
The first historical empire in India was established by ______________
Ashoka
Bindusara
Chandragupta
The Greek General whom Chandragupta defeated was
___________
Megasthenes
Seleucas
Alexander
Ashoka appointed special officers to look after the welfare of people. They were called ___________
Sthaniks
Senapati
Dhamma Mahamatras
The edicts of Ashoka were written in
Sanskrit
Pali
Prakrit
Chandragupta defeated the last Nanda king named _________________
Dhanananda
Mahananda
Ghanananda
The Greek ambassador in Chandragupta’s court was named ________________
Seleucas
Megasthenes
Alexander
Ashoka’s father was who ruled for ______________
Chandragupta
Bindusara
Samudragupta
Brihadrath
Ashoka is famous for his policy of___________
Dhamma.
Buddism
Extention of his kindom
War
The last Mauryan king was killed by ______________.
Pushpamitra Shunga
Sanghamitra Shunga
Pushyamitra Shunga
The main literary sources of information about the ____________ period are Indika and Arthashastra.
Mauryan
Gupta
Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by his son _____________.
Bindusara
Ashoka
Ashoka replaced the policy of _________________
dig vijaya with dhamma vijaya.
dhamma vijaya with dig vijaya
The word dhamma is derived from the __________ word dharma which means religious duty.
Sanskrit
prakrit
Hindi
Ashoka’s dhamma was based on human values and a code of conduct inspired by the teachings of__________.
Buddha
Mahavira
Vishnu
Shiva
