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Question 1

Mauryan Empire

Answer 1

founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between c. 322 and 187 BCE. Originating from the kingdom of Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic Plain in the eastern side of the Indian subcontinent, the empire had its capital city at Pataliputra (modern Patna). The empire was the largest to have ever existed in the Indian subcontinent, spanning over 1.9 million square miles at its zenith under Ashoka.

Question 2

Asoka

Answer 2

Chandragupta’s grandson; brought the Mauryan empire to it’s greatest heights

Question 3

religious toleration

Answer 3

acceptance of people who held different beliefs

Question 4

Tamil

Answer 4

three kingdoms that had never been conquered by the Mauryans; language and people

Question 5

Gupta Empire

Answer 5

founded by Sri Gupta; the empire existed at its zenith from approximately 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian subcontinent

Question 6

patriarchal

Answer 6

families headed by the eldest male

Question 7

matriarchal

Answer 7

mother was the head of the family