India

Question 1

Chandragupta Maurya seized control of northern India by using an army of ___________. He founded the _______ empire which lasted about 150 years.

Answer 1

mercenaries

mauryan

Question 2

Chandragupta Maurya had a network of _____, a huge army of _______ soldiers,thousands of ___ _________ and ________.

Answer 2

spies
600,000
war elephants
chariots

Question 3

Around 230BC Chandragupta’s grandson,_____,became king. He became the strongest Mauryan emperor by extending Mauryan rule over ____ of _____

Answer 3

Asoka
most
India

Question 4

After converting to Buddhism,Asoka stopped his ___ and improved the lives of his people by

1. )Digging _____
2. )built ____ ______
3. )built _____
4. )spread ________
5. )planted _____
6. )raised stone pillars ______ with ________ ________(laws )

Answer 4

war
wells
rest houses
roads
Buddhism
trees
carved
Buddhist activist

Question 5

After the collapse of the Mauryan empire ,India remained _______ for about 500 years. During that time, ________ continued to prosper and ________ declined

Answer 5

divided
Buddhism
Hinduism

Question 6

The new dynasty that was established in India was the _____ dynasty.

Answer 6

Gupta

Question 7

The Gupta kings practiced the religion Hinduism, but they also supported the ________ and ____ religion.

Answer 7

Buddhist

Jain

Question 8

Why did the Guptas consider the cast system as an important pat of society?

Answer 8

strict social order that would strengthen their rule.