Life in the Vedic Age : Ashoka the Great
Q.1. Which was the strongest kingdom of Northern India from 600 BC to 400 BC?
Q.2. Which was the last dynasty which ruled Magadha?
Q.3. Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?
Q.4. Give other names of Chanakya.
Q.5. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Q.6. Who was Chandragupta Maurya?
Q.7. When did Chandragupta drive the Greeks out of Punjab?
Q.8. Who was the ambassador of Seleucus to Mauryan Court? Which book was written by him based on the Mauryan Empire?
Q.9. Name two books which were sources of knowledge about the Mauryan Empire?
Q.10. Describe the taxation in the Mauryan Empire?
Q.11. Describe the military organization of the Mauryan empire?
Q.12. Which was the capital of the Mauryan Empire?
Q.13. Describe the civic administration of Patliputra?
Q.14. Who succeeded Chandragupta?
Q.15. When did Ashoka ascend to the throne?
Q.16. Which titles were assumed by Ashoka when he defeated his elder brother Susima?
Q.17. When did the Kalinga War take place?
Q.18. Who introduced Ashoka to Buddhism?
Q.19. What was the extent of Ashoka’s empire?
Q.20. What are the main principles of Dhamma?
Q.21. Which measures were adopted by Ashoka to spread his Dhamma or Buddhism?
Q.22. What was the importance of the Edicts of Ashoka?
Q.23. Why is the Sarnath Pillar important to India?
Q.24. Pali or Prakrit was written in which Script?
Q.25. How Ashoka contributed to the service of people?
Q.26. Who were ‘Dharma mahamatras’?
Q.27. Which Stupa is called the Great Stupa?
Q.28. Which is the most impressive Ashokan Pillar? Where is it located? Describe it.
Q.29. Give an example of Vihar constructed by Ashoka.
Q.30. Where is the statue of Takshini located?
Q.31. When did Ashoka die?
Q.32. What were the reasons for the decline of the Mauryas?
Q.33. When did the Mauryan dynasty end?
