How did the Mauryan Empire use mercenaries?

To take control of the northern part of India.

Why is the tree in Gaya nicknamed the Tree of Wisdom?

Because, Buddha found the answers to life under it.

Why was religion important in Indian art?

Because, lots of people were religious so made religious art.

Why did the writer Kalidasa become really famous?

Because, of his works and Candra Gupta II hiring him.

Why is Siddharta Gauyama nicknamed “The Buddha”?

Because “Buddha” means enlightened one.

Why did The Buddha go on a trip to find the answers of life?

Because, he wanted to know why there was so much pain in the world.

Why did Candragupta give up his throne in 301 B.C.?

Because, he converted to Jainism.

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul.

How Archaeologists find the Harappan civilization?

While looking for artifacts stumbled upon it.

An order from a person with authority.

Why do we not know the names of artists from this period?

Because, we only know the people who bought it.

The most important language of ancient India.

Why was the caste system created?

The Varnas split into smaller groups.

To insert you with a bit of a virus to protect you from it.

How was the political system of the Aryans so weird?

Because, they had villages and not 1 ruler.

Why did the Gupta rulers promote the Caste System?

Because, it would bring stability to their empire.

Why is Asoka seen as the strongest Mauryan ruler?

He extended the empire over most of India.

Why were the Jains created?

Because, people were displeased with Hinduism.

Why did The Buddha start meditating?

Because, he wanted to free his mind.

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How did the Mauryan Empire use mercenaries?
To clean the polluted streets.
To take control of the northern part of India.
To, serve Candragupta food whenever he wanted.
They used them to assassinate the leaders of other empires.
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Why is the tree in Gaya nicknamed the Tree of Wisdom?
Because, Buddha thought of the 8 fold path under it.
Because, it is special in Hindu religion.
Because, of the amount of smart people who sat under it.
Because, Buddha found the answers to life under it.
3
Why was religion important in Indian art?
Because, lots of people were religious so made religious art.
Because, you can go up in the caste system with art.
Because, of how cool it looked.
Because, Buddhism promotes art.
4
How was Hinduism created?
A mix between religions.
By the god Vishnu.
Because, of Mr. Miyagi.
By Siddhartha Gauyama.
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Why did the writer Kalidasa become really famous?
Because, he also played competitive sports.
Because, of his incredible work ethic.
Because, he would be very rude to media.
Because, of his works and Candra Gupta II hiring him.
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Why is Siddharta Gauyama nicknamed “The Buddha”?
Because he wanted it to be his nickname.
Named after his Great Grandpa
Because “Buddha” means enlightened one.
Named after the Hindu god of Nirvana
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Why did The Buddha go on a trip to find the answers of life?
Because, he wanted to see all of Asia
Because, he wanted to know why there was so much pain in the world.
Because, his mentor Mr. Miyagi died.
Because, he went on the 8 fold path of Hinduism.
8
How have the Mauryans changed Mathematics?
They created the number seventy three
By creating math.
They added the number zero.
They were the ones who created the square root symbol.
9
Fasting
Going without food
Going without shoes
Going as fast as you can
Praying to the Hindu god Fast
10
Hindu-Arabic Numerals
The most important Indian language.
Numerals used only in India
The numbers we use today.
The Hindu alphabet.
11
Why did Candragupta give up his throne in 301 B.C.?
Because, he converted to Jainism.
Because, he was too old to rule.
Because, he converted to Buddhism.
Because, he loved his son so much.
12
Karma
A Mauryan currency.
The effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul.
The judge of the afterlife.
The required middle name of every Hindu person.
13
How Archaeologists find the Harappan civilization?
Because, of a map.
They found it underwater.
Nobody knows.
While looking for artifacts stumbled upon it.
14
Edict
A caste.
A Hindu name.
A law that police can kill.
An order from a person with authority.
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Why do we not know the names of artists from this period?
Because, they wanted to be anonymous.
Because, no one liked their art.
Because, we only know the people who bought it.
Because, they didn't wear shoes.
16
Sanskrit
An ancient book describing Hindu gods.
An Islamic bible of sorts.
A European based language.
The most important language of ancient India.
17
Why was the caste system created?
The Varnas split into smaller groups.
To honor the god Vishnu.
Because, of Soccer.
To destroy equality.
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Inoculation
To fix your eyes completely from blind.
To cure autism.
To break someone’s legs or arms because of infection.
To insert you with a bit of a virus to protect you from it.
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Nirvana
The name of a Hindu god.
A state of perfect peace.
Buddha’s middle name.
A popular Hindu name.
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How was the political system of the Aryans so weird?
Because, they used delegates.
Because, they didn’t have a political system.
Because, they had villages and not 1 ruler.
Because, they used electoral elections.
21
Why did the Gupta rulers promote the Caste System?
Because, it would bring stability to their empire.
Because, they loved the idea.
Because, they hated equality.
Because, they were very religious.
22
Why is Asoka seen as the strongest Mauryan ruler?
Because, he was the tallest.
He extended the empire over most of India.
Because, the other rulers were weak.
Because, of his powerful speeches.
23
Why were the Jains created?
Because, of hippies.
Because, people didn’t want to wear no shoes.
It is a mystery.
Because, people were displeased with Hinduism.
24
Why did The Buddha start meditating?
Because, his wife kept screaming at him.
Because, he wanted to free his mind.
Because, the Hindu god Vishnu told him to.
So, he could take of his shoes.
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How did archaeologists know about the Harappans?
Because, of stories.
Because, of writings.
Through artifacts.
Because, of video games.

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