Ancient India: History

Which came first?

• Gupta Empire

• Indus Valley Civilization

• Mauryan Empire

Which came second?

• Gupta Empire

• Indus Valley Civilization

• Mauryan Empire

Which came last?

• Gupta Empire

• Indus Valley Civilization

• Mauryan Empire

According to your map from Monday, where were the territories of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?

• Mauryan in the east and Gupta in the west

• They overlapped

• Mauryan in the north and Gupta in the south

• They weren't around at the same time

Before the start of the Mauryan empire, who were the two invaders of ancient India?

• Guptas

• Alexander the Great

• The Greeks

• The Persians

Who was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Brahmaputra Ganges

• Chandragupta Maurya

According to the map on p. 210, the Mauryan's capital city of Pataliputra was located in the _______.

• North

• South

• East

• West

According to the map on p. 210, the Mauryan capital of Pataliputra was located on the ________ River.

• Indus

• Ganges

• Brahmaputra

While Chandragupta founded the Mauryan dynasty, many historians think _________ was the empire's greatest king.

• Gandhi

• Buddha

• Asoka

• Maurya

Asoka was the first great _______ king, and he dedicated his life to peace and caring for others.

• Christian

• Buddhist

• Hindu

• Muslim