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Indian Empire

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: During the Golden Age, taxes were high and punishment for crime was mild.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False: Indian mathematicians were the first to use a base 10 number system, including zero.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Why did ordinary people have to pay taxes?

a)

Because they were making too much money.

b)

To fund projects and armies.

4.

What does Buddha mean?

a)

Hard-headed

b)

Religious

c)

Enlightened One

d)

Teacher

5.

Who was Ashoka?

a)

Alexander the Great's brother

b)

A Hindu God

c)

Chandragupta's grandson

d)

Skandragupta's grandson

6.

What are frescos?

a)

Writings

b)

Food

c)

Music

d)

Carvings

7.

Who led his army into India after he defeated the Persians?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Seleucus

d)

Buddha

8.

By 250 BCE, who expand the empire to cover most of the Indian subcontinent?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Ashoka

d)

Seleucus

9.

When did Siddhartha Gautama leave the palace for the first time?

a)

18 years old

b)

24 years old

c)

29 years old

d)

34 years old

10.

What do the Hindus believe in?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Nirvana

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Meditation

11.

How many people around the world follow Buddhist teachings?

a)

5,000

b)

500,000

c)

50,000

d)

500 Million

12.

Someone who teaches other people about their religion is called a....

a)

Missionary

b)

Munk

c)

Nun

d)

Hindu

13.

What happened to Ashoka to cause him to change the way he ruled?

a)

His grandfather died.

b)

He had a near death experience.

c)

His wife died.

d)

100,000 people died in battle

14.

Which metal was important for building weapons for the army.

a)

Steel

b)

Iron

c)

Copper

d)

Bronze

15.

Which empire was known as the Golden Age?

a)

Gupta

b)

Maurya

16.

Which religions grew during this time

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Jainism

e)

Sanskrit