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WorksheetsCh-7 "Ashoka the emperor who gave up war"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following classify as Provincial Capitals in the Mauryan Empire?
Taxila
Ujjain
Agra
Pataliputra
Delhi
What was North India important for?
Gold and precious gems
Blankets
Silk
Salt
Ashoka's (a) did not involve worship of a god, or performance of a sacrifice.
Whose teachings inspired Ashoka?
Krishna
No one
Lord Buddha
None of the above
Name one country in which Ashoka's dhamma also spread.
(a)
Most modern Indian scripts have developed from the (a) script over hundreds of years.
Before the time of the Mauryan Empire, about ______ years ago, emperors in China began building the Great Wall.
1529
1200
2400
2000
State whether the following statement is true or false
Ujjain was a gateway to the North-west, including Central Asia.
True
False
Maybe
Who kept a watch on the officials?
Messengers
No one
Villagers
Spies
Ashoka's inscriptions were mostly in which language?
Sanskrit
Hindi
Prakrit
None of the above
(a) is the ancient name of coastal Orissa.
Name the founder of the Mauryan Empire.
Chandragupta
Chanakya
Bindusara
Ashoka
Which war horrified Ashoka so much that he gave up war?
Delhi
Kalinga
Ujjain
None of the above
True or False?
People in different parts of the empire spoke different languages.
True
False
Maybe
Who built roads, built rest houses, dug wells, arranged for medical treatment both for animals and humans?
Ashoka
The Chinese
The officials
None of the above
