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SS Ch 7.3 (MH) The Mauryan Empire

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What 3 facts describe Chandragupta's leadership?

There are 3 answers.

a)

became a Buddhist

b)

unified Southern

Indiana by conquering other states

c)

created an efficient postal system

d)

unified Northern India by conquering other states

e)

used spies to report disloyalty from the people

2.

What 4 facts describe Ashoka's leadership?

There are 4 answers.

a)

built roads and hospitals

b)

tolerated people having other religious beliefs

c)

started as a military leader, but hated war, and became a Buddhist

d)

spread Buddhist teachings around the empire

e)

used spies to look for new temples and sculptures

3.

What Indian emperor is known for basing many

decisions on Buddhist principles?

a)

Sargon

b)

Ashoka

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Jacob

4.

What was the effect of Gupta's Empire having a powerful military?

a)

many people wanted to move there for protection

b)

everyone moved away

c)

expanded the empire

d)

they watched The Empire Strikes Back

5.

Who was a good military leader, a patron of the arts and literature, and oversaw the beginning of the Golden Age?

a)

Samudra Gupta

b)

Sam the Man

c)

Sammy Whammy

d)

Asoka

e)

Pataliputra

6.

What 2 reasons did rulers give money to the Hindu religion?

There are 2 answers.

a)

to build hospitals

b)

to build temples

c)

to build houses

d)

to build shrines

e)

to build roads

7.

What 3 effects did trade create?

There are 3 answers.

a)

the Earth is round and travels around the sun

b)

jobs were created from the silver and gold mines

c)

increased travel to

holy sites

d)

cities arose along the trade routes

8.

Who journeyed along the trade routes to visit holy sites, making some Indian cities wealthy?

a)

Stupas

b)

Rajas

c)

Indians

d)

Pilgrims

e)

Brahmans

9.

What category of cultural contributions were The Vedas, epic poems,

the Baghavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Upanishads?

a)

science

b)

literature

c)

medicine

d)

poetry

10.

What category of cultural contributions were musical instruments, sculpture, wall paintings, palaces, temples, monuments, pillars, stupas?

a)

science

b)

arts and architecture

c)

literature

d)

medicine

11.

What category of cultural contributions were the concept of infinity,

the concept of zero, the Arabic number system?

a)

architecture

b)

literature

c)

medicine

d)

mathematics

12.

What category of cultural contributions were the Earth is round and travels around the sun; durable metals (that don’t rust); medical, surgical and dental tools; healing herbs?

a)

mathematics

b)

medicine and science

c)

religion

d)

dentistry