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THE MAURYAN DYNASTY

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the chanakya was mainly known as

a)

intelligent

b)

kautilya

c)

arthshastra

d)

all of the above

2.

which religion Ashoka adopted after kalinga war?

(a)  

3.

how was considered as great ruler in the world of history

a)

chanakya

b)

maghdha

c)

Ashoka

d)

Ajatshatru

4.

Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chanakya

b)

Kautilya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

5.

What are the two books written by megasthenes and kautilya

a)

the Mauryan empire, and Ashoka's journey.

b)

Indika, Ashoka's dharma

c)

Indika, Arthashathra

6.

Selecus Nicator , a general of alexander ,ruled over areas across the ____.

a)

A City In Citadel

b)

Indus River

c)

Kingdom

d)

Greek

7.

Who was Bindusara's son

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Sidhartha

c)

Ashoka

8.

King Ashoka found peace why which religion

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

9.

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

10.

A series of rulers all from the same family

a)

A team

b)

A party

c)

A group

d)

A dynasty

e)

The Aryans

11.

Buddhist Shrines

a)

Synagogues

b)

Cross

c)

Hail Mary's

d)

Stupas

12.

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

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

the arthashastra was written by......

a)

chanakya

b)

Ashoka

c)

megesthenes

d)

samudra gupta