Chandragupta and empire builders in Mesopotamia and Egypt experienced what similar problems?

how to establish authority over a large area

What did both Chandra Gupta II and Asoka try to accomplish during their time as emperors?

They both tried to bring peace and prosperity to India.

Which of the following is NOT one of the messages carved on the stone pillars placed across Asoka's empire?

descriptions of his victories in battle

When Asoka began practicing ahimsa, he

banned the killing of wild animals for sport

Asoka's second principle of moral law is tolerance, or the

willingness to respect different beliefs and customs

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India's Empires and Achievements Ch. 9

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1
Who did Kautilya help to raise a rebel army against Magadha?
Asoka
Chandra Gupta II
Arthashastra
Chandragupta
2
Chandragupta and empire builders in Mesopotamia and Egypt experienced what similar problems?
how to collect all the taxes owed by the people
how to protect people over a large area
how to establish authority over a large area
how to feed many hungry people
3
The ancient Ayurvedic textbooks were written about
diseases and medicine
algebra and arithmetic
pottery and sculptures
poetry and fables
4
What did both Chandra Gupta II and Asoka try to accomplish during their time as emperors?
They both tried to build large pillars across India.
They both tried to capture Magadha.
They both tried to bring peace and prosperity to India.
They both tried to advance commerce.
5
Which of the following is NOT one of the messages carved on the stone pillars placed across Asoka's empire?
an apology for making war on Kalinga
descriptions of his victories in battle
advice to be generous to other people
encouragement for people to live moral lives
6
When Asoka began practicing ahimsa, he
urged people to eat more meat
built houses for all his subjects
released all the prisoners
banned the killing of wild animals for sport
7
The characters 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are examples of
the decimal system
HIndu-Arabic numerals
Aryurveda
Aryabhatta's discovery
8
Which animals did Chandragupta use as a weapon during battle?
wolves
hawks
tigers
elephants
9
To check on his subjects, Chandragupta set aside time twice each day to
meet with the people's representatives
answer questions from the people
walk the streets where the people lived
receive reports from his spies
10
What development in mathematics during the Gupta Empire is still in use today?
multiplication tables
the rules for long division
addition rules
the decimal system
11
Asoka's second principle of moral law is tolerance, or the
belief that Buddhism is the only correct religion
practice of Buddhist principles in wartime
practice of collecting taxes for the state
willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
12
The Arthashastra says that the primary duty of a king is to
fight his enemies
build temples
punish criminals
protect his subjects
13
Which emperor practiced the belief that one should not injure any living thing?
Asoka
Chandragupta
Aryabhatta
Chandra Gupta II
14
Asoka replaced the harsher teachings of the Arthashastra with rule based on
military law
moral law
judicial law
martial law
15
Fables were originally written to
teach a moral or lesson
entertain the emperor
teach about military rule
read to children at night

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