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Three Great Emperors in Ancient India

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What event led Ashoka to convert to Buddhism and renounce all war?

The Kalinga War (correct)

The Battle of Bindusara

The Chandragupta Conflict

The Battle of Pataliputra

How did the Mauryan emperors maintain control over their vast empire?

By promoting anarchy and chaos

By relying on a small army with no infrastructure

By establishing a bureaucracy and using spies (correct)

By allowing individual provinces to govern themselves

What benefits did merchants enjoy under Mauryan rule?

Lack of common currency for trading

High taxes and constant harassment

Poorly maintained roads and waterways

Opportunities for trade and secure protection from the military (correct)

Which religion did Ashoka embrace and promote widely throughout his empire?

Buddhism Signup and view all the answers

How did Ashoka spread his Buddhist ideas to his subjects?

Via rock and pillar edicts Signup and view all the answers

Who was the emperor of nearly five million square miles of land and between 50 and 60 million people?

Chandragupta Maurya Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of Kautilya in Chandragupta Maurya's rise to power?

Shrewd political adviser Signup and view all the answers

Which emperor extended the empire even further, taking the lands of central India?

Bindusara Signup and view all the answers

Who was known as a brilliant and brutal military leader bent on extending his empire south and east?

Ashoka Signup and view all the answers

What event led to the rise of Chandragupta Maurya and his establishment of a powerful Indian dynasty?

Disunity and fighting in India after Alexander's influence Signup and view all the answers