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Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who started the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Siddhartha

d)

Gandhi

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of Chandragupta's accomplishments?

a)

built roads

b)

irrigated farmland

c)

used elephants in warfare

d)

won the Battle of Kalinga

3.

What was the main source of Chandragupta's wealth?

a)

mining

b)

trade

c)

farming

d)

bitcoin

4.

Absolute power, which is generally described as harsh and sometimes leads to the leader's paranoia, was practiced by which Mauryan emperor?

a)

Asoka

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Buddha

5.

How were Asoka and Chandragupta related?

a)

Asoka was Chandragupta's father

b)

Asoka was Chandraputa's son

c)

Asoka was Chandragupta's grandson

d)

Asoka was Chandragupta's grandfather

6.

Why was the Battle of Kalinga a "turning point" for the winner?

a)

it made him give up violence

b)

it gave him more territory

c)

it made him sad

d)

it ended with 100,000 people dead

7.

To what religion did Asoka convert?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Jainism

8.

How did Asoka let his people know about his laws and beliefs?

a)

He told them

b)

He had them carved on giant stone pillars

c)

He wrote songs and had them sung around the empire

d)

He posted them on Instagram

9.

How did Asoka practice religious tolerance?

a)

He made Hindus leave the empire

b)

He made Buddhists convert to Hinduism

c)

He allowed people to follow their own religion

d)

He jailed anyone who did not share his beliefs

10.

Asoka's missionaries included ______________.

a)

his son and daughter

b)

his mother and father

c)

his brother and sister

d)

himself

11.

To which of the following places did Asoka NOT send missionaries?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Egypt

c)

Greece

d)

England

12.

After whose rule did the Empire decline and finally fall apart?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Asoka

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Gandhi