What did the most famous ruler from the Mauryan Empire do in 260 B.C.?

dedicated his life to peace and became a Buddhist

When and where were South Asia’s first cities built?

2,500 B.C. in the Indus River valley

During the early 1500s what Muslim warriors formed an empire in South Asia?

Moguls from the mountains north of India

Where and how did Islam come to India?

Arab traders to India’s SW coast/Muslim invaders in NW India

What ruler set up an empire in A.D. 320 in Northern India and what was the empire’s name?

Chandra-gupta I, the Gupta Empire

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Ch.23 Test Part 1 - South Asia History, Tillman

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What did the most famous ruler from the Mauryan Empire do in 260 B.C.?
dedicated his life to peace and became a Buddhist
converted to Islam/only allowed Muslims to work in the gov.
began destroying Hindu temples
stopped taxing the poor but put a double tax on the rich
2
What technologies did these cities have that would not be matched again for centuries?
The numerals 1 to 9
The wheel and the plow
Bow and arrows
Plumbing and sewers
3
When and where were South Asia’s first cities built?
5,000 B.C. in the Ganges River valley
2,500 B.C. in the Indus River valley
1,000 A.D. in the Himalaya Mountains
1,500 A.D. on the coast of the Bay of Bengal
4
What did mathematicians in Northern Indian empire of A.D. 320 develop that we still use today?
The numerals 1 to 9
Plumbing and sewers
The wheel and the plow
Bow and arrows
5
During the early 1500s what Muslim warriors formed an empire in South Asia?
Sri Lankans from the island south of India
Persians from the mountains west of India
Moguls from the mountains north of India
Bengalis from the land east of India
6
Where and how did Islam come to India?
Arab traders to India’s SW coast/Muslim invaders in NW India
Bengali missionaries to E India/Sri Lankan invaders in the S
Indonesian traders to SE coast/Maldives missionaries in S
Tibetan explorers from NE of India/Bhutani invaders from NE
7
Who was the most famous ruler from the Mauryan Empire that began in the 300s B.C.?
Mohandas Ghandi
Chandra Gupta I
Akbar
Asoka
8
Who was the greatest ruler from the Mogul Empire?
Akbar
Asoka
Mohandas Ghandi
Chandra-gupta I
9
When did Islam come to India?
1700s A.D.
600s B.C.
600s A.D.
1700s B.C.
10
What TWO religions developed in South Asia?
Scientology & Emin
Judaism & Christianity
Hinduism & Buddhism
Confucianism & Daoism
11
What language did the Aryans speak?
Persian
Sanskrit
Hindi
Latin
12
Which of the following was NOT something Akbar did that made him great?
Brought peace to empire by treating all of his people fairly
Outlawed Buddhism
Added new lands to the empire
Allowed Hindus to worship freely and serve in the government
13
According to the book, when did the Aryans people begin settling parts of northern South Asia?
1500 A.D.
1500 B.C.
410 A.D.
500 B.C.
14
Which of the two religions is 1 of the world’s oldest religions/third largest in the world?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
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What ruler set up an empire in A.D. 320 in Northern India and what was the empire’s name?
Asoka, the Asokan Empire
Chandra-gupta I, the Gupta Empire
Mohandas Ghandi, the Ghandi Empire
Akbar, the Mogul Empire

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