India's Empires

What kingdom did Chandragupta conquer by attacking the borders first, and then the capital city?

• Kalinga

• Magadha

• Kautilya

• Memphis

What was Indian art often based on?

• science

• religion

• nature

• Sanskrit

What did Chandragupta set up to control his entire empire?

• bureaucracy

• democracy

• citizenship

• strategy

What is the science that deals with extracting metal from ore and using to create useful objects?

• bureaucracy

• citizenship

• metallurgy

• numerals

What did the strength of the Maurya empire depend on?

• happiness of citizens

• taxes

• power of the ruler

• the bureaucracy

Who conquered small kingdoms in India and called himself the "Exterminator of Kings?"

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta I

• Samudra Gupta

• Chandra Gupta II

Who founded the Gupta empire?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta I

• Chandra Gupta II

• Ashoka

What is a short story with a moral at the end that was popular in Gupta literature?

• fable

• poetry

• epic

• novel

What was invented in India?

• banks

• kites

• the symbol for zero

• the wheel

What did Chandragupta NOT use tax money for?

• his own expenses

• public

  education

• to pay government workers

• to maintain an army