WorksheetsMauryan And Gupta Empires
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was...
a)
Chandragupta
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Gautama
d)
Aryan
2.
Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...
a)
Ashoka
b)
Chandragupta 2
c)
Nanda
d)
Kautilya
3.
Ashoka became a Buddhist after the great battle of
a)
Kalinga
b)
Calcutta
c)
Maurya
d)
Nanda
4.
Ashoka improved communication throughout the empire by...
a)
Constructing roads and rest houses
b)
Inventing the first telephone
c)
Morse code
d)
New smoke signal technique
5.
What are the two major rivers of Ancient India?
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Nile & Blue Nile
c)
Indus & Ganges
d)
Huang He & Yangtze
6.
The four classes (varnas) in the caste system are:
a)
Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
b)
Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
c)
King, queen, princes, lords
d)
Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
7.
Which group of people ranked highest on the caste system?
a)
warrior
b)
priests
c)
farmers
d)
merchants
8.
India was the home of which empires?
a)
Tang and Song
b)
Mauryan and Gupta
c)
Roman and Byzantine
d)
Mongol and Russian
9.
Why is Chandragupta significant?
a)
He wrote India's first legal code
b)
He is the founder of Hinduism
c)
He united India into one empire
10.
The _______ empire unified India into one people and the _______ empire led India through its Golden Age
a)
Gupta, Mauryan
b)
Mauryan, Gupta
11.
The Golden Age of India's Gupta Empire is known for its
a)
development of gunpowder
b)
sea trade routes to Europe
c)
acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
d)
advancements in mathematics and medicine
12.
In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?
a)
adoption of the printing press
b)
invention of the iron foot stirrup
c)
use of gunpowder
d)
development of the concept of zero
13.
Which civilization best completes the title of this outline?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Gupta
d)
Han
14.
What religion did Ashoka turn to that changed the way he ruled the Maurya Empire?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hindusim
15.
Both the Mauryan and Gupta Empires were located in —
a)
India
b)
Mesopotamia
16.
Which mountain pass provided a route to invade the Indus Valley?
a)
Khyber
b)
Himalayan
17.
Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the Gupta Empire?
a)
Veterinary clinics
b)
Concept of round Earth
18.
What did the Indo-Aryans bring to India?
a)
The caste system
b)
The number zero
19.
This caste was the lowest of the Indian caste system. They were farmers and laborers
a)
Brahmin
b)
Kshatriyas
c)
Vaishyas
d)
Sudras
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