WorksheetsMauryan Empire/Empires End
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which was NOT part of Chandragupta Maurya's army?
War eagles
spies
War elephants
chariots
Chandragupta Mauryan was unpopular because he forced which group to pay heavy taxes to fund his wars?
monks
scribes
peasants
farmers
What did Chandragupta Maurya decide to give up his throne to become?
a farmer
an artist
a monk
a soldier
Which religion did Ashoka choose to follow?
Hinduism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Judaism
Ashoka's laws carved into pillars were called...
rules
edicts
codes
regulations
Which of these is not an improvement Ashoka made?
irrigation
public baths
roads
wells
Which of these is NOT a long term effect of Ashoka's edicts on Indian culture?
India frequently gets involved in wars
Caste system banned in the 1950s
40% of Indians are
vegetarians
India has 9 major religions
Which did NOT happen after Ashoka's death?
His sons fought over who would control the Mauryan Empire
The empire was divided
Invaders attacked the northwest
A Buddhist monk became the king
The reasons that an Empire ends are usually simple.
True
False
Dividing the Empire into 2 parts, the spread of Christianity, invasions by Barbarian tribes Huns, and financial problems are some causes for the fall of...
Mauryan Empire
Roman Empire
Han Dynasty
Persian Empire
Check the reasons that empires collapsed.
natural disasters
invasions
over expansion
disease
ineffective governments
Alexander the Great conquered the...
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Han Dynasty
Greek Empire
Northern Egypt was part of which empires?
Greek
Mauryan
Roman
Han
