Ancient India Lesson Part 2

Multiple Choice

What kind of ruler was Chandragupta?

• harsh but effective

• intelligent and confident

• gentle and merciful

Multiple Choice

Ashoka was Chandragupta's___________

• father

• son

• grandson

• nephew

Multiple Choice

Describe Ashoka's administration

• tightly organized and encouraged spread of Hinduism

• tightly organized and encouraged the spread of Islam

• tightly organized and encouraged the spread of Buddhism

• tightly organized and encouraged the spread of Christianity

Multiple Choice

What did Ashoka do to remind people of the teachings of Buddha?

• built monuments to the Buddha

• built roads and hospitals

• forced them to become nuns and monks

• forced everyone to convert to Buddhism

Open Ended

Reflection: This statement is taken from one of Ashoka’s pillars.  In what ways would believing in this teaching change the way he led his ancient empire?

(Response needs to be 2-3 sentences, use textual evidence)

“All men are my children. What I desire for my own children, and I desire their welfare and happiness both in this world and the next, that I desire for all men. You do not understand to what extent I desire this, and if some of you do understand, you do not understand the full extent of my desire.”

Multiple Choice

What was the prominent religion of the Gupta Empire?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Jainism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an achievement of India's Golden Age?

• proposed the idea that the world was round

• built stone temples for Hindu worship and stupas

• Arabic numerals and concept of zero

• translation and preservation of ancient Greek text

Drag and Drop

Like ​

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, Chandragupta II made ​

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the capital of his empire and centralized the government there. He used tribute money from allies to fund government projects and salaries. However, he did not rely on a ​

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as the Mauryans had. He let regions make their own decisions about ​

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and local governance.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Pataliputra

network of spies

administration

Delhi

banks

going to war

Ashoka

Abbasid