WorksheetsTopic 4: Asoka's Rule
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
(a) was a strong ruler, the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors.
What Indian ruler spread Buddhism beyond India?
King Soddhodana
King Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
The great council
Who did King Asoka send to other parts of Asia to spread Buddhism?
traders
artisans
missionaries
none of the above
How did King Asoka spread Buddhism in India?
He built schools and temples
He had artists make statues
He passed laws
The Mauryan conquests were brutal.They brought all of India under their control, but in doing so ...
they interrupted important meetings and other business
they failed to create a good water and sewer system
they prevented farmers from working, causing a famine
they killed tens of thousands of people
The Mauryan Emperor Asoka saw the death and destruction his conquests had caused, and ...
he danced around and cheered
he thought it would be very expensive to rebuild
went on with his conquering anyway
he was filled with remorse, became a Buddhist and renounced violence
How were Asoka and Chandragupta related?
Asoka was Chandragupta's father
Asoka was Chandraputa's son
Asoka was Chandragupta's grandson
Asoka was Chandragupta's grandfather
Why was the Battle of Kalinga a "turning point" for the winner?
it made him give up violence
it gave him more territory
it made him sad
it ended with 100,000 people dead
How did Asoka let his people know about his laws and beliefs?
He told them
He had them carved on giant stone pillars
He wrote songs and had them sung around the empire
He posted them on Instagram
After whose rule did the Empire decline and finally fall apart?
Chandragupta
Asoka
Narendra Modi
Gandhi
What happened when Asoka died?
The Mauryan Empire collapsed.
Alexander the Great Invaded
The Han invaded Harappa
All of these are correct
