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WorksheetsASHOKA, THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Ashoka sent messengers to spread ideas about Dhamma to lands such as:-
Europe, Iran, Nepal
Greece, Sweden, Iran, Japan
Syria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Greece
Egypt, Nepal, China, Japan
Ashoka appointed officials known as _________ who taught people about ____________.
Governors, Mahayana Buddhism
Bodhisattvas, Dhamma
Gurus, Jainism
Dhamma Mahamattas, Dhamma
Ashoka was known as a unique ruler in history because:-
He was the first ruler to issue taxes.
He was the first ruler to go on conquests.
He was the only ruler who did not have his own castle.
He was the first ruler to take his message to the people through inscriptions.
_________(a)________ was an Ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by a Greek Ruler called _____(b)_____. ( Hint: look carefully at the order)
(a) Chanakya, (b) Alexander the Great
(a) Vardhamana, (b) Draco
(a) Seleucus Nicator, (b) Megasthenes
(a) Megasthenes, (b) Seleucus Nicator
(a) is the ancient name of Coastal Orissa.
Name the sculpture in the image. Where is it currently located?
Lion Capital, Pataliputra
Rampurwa Bull, Rashtrapati Bhavan
Stupa at Sarnath, Sarnath
The Bull of Courage, Odisha
Which of these are some of the provincial capitals of the Mauryan Empire?
Pataliputra
Ujjain
Mathura
Taxila
Who were sent as governors to provincial capitals?
Ministers
Messengers
Princes
Spies
________________ was the person who guided and taught Chandragupta Maurya and was also the Chief Minister during his rule. He wrote a book called ____________.
Bindusara, Buddhacharita
Kautilya, Arthashastra
Megasthenes, Indica
Ashoka, Arthashastra
The Mauryan Dynasty was founded around (a) years ago.
