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Mauryan Empire Quiz (India Quiz Pt. 1)

Given a phrase, select the correct response regarding the Mauryan Empire.
Shoutout to TOP10BEST who made part 2 of this quiz (British India) and makes other NFL quizzes
I chose an interchange because Mauryan Empire was known for infrastructure (good idea or no?)
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1. Years / length of Mauryan empire
1500 - 500 BC / 1000 years
500 - 750 AD / 250 years
439 - 231 BC / 208 years
322 - 185 BC / 137 years
2. First leader
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka
Winston Churchill
Mohandes Gandhi
3. What did this leader do that is unique?
Becomes Buddhist priest
Abdicates from throne
Kills Alexander the Great
Converts to Christianity
4. What does he do following this action?
Takes over Alexander the Great's kingdom
Becomes one of the most influential spreaders of Buddhism
Meets Jesus and becomes an apostle
Converts to asceticism, a form of Jainism
5. How does he die?
Killed by Persians
Killed by Romans
Dies of being old
Fasting
6. Who was the next great leader / relation to Chandragupta Maurya?
Alexander the Great / cousin
Mohandas Gandhi / great-grandson many many times
Ashoka / grandson
Shah Jahan / nephew
7. Turning point for him:
Death of Chandragupta Maurya - mourns his death and builds Taj Mahal
Invention of ironworking - can now build his dream palace and dungeon
Ending of Warring States - attempts to take over Qin dynasty
Kalinga - sees many dead bodies and feels guilty
8. What happens after?
Converts to Buddhist, becomes human/animal rights activist, constructs Pillars of Ashoka and writes Buddhist edicts on them
Throws his prisoners in his new dungeon and lives happily ever after
Fails to take over Qin and is killed
Feels so bad he kills himself after ordering his servants to bury him next to Chandragupta Maurya
9. Describe rise of Mauryan Empire:
Chandragupta Maurya asks Alexander the Great to help conquer Nanda for him
Chandragupta Maurya is able to conquer Nanda after death of Alexander the Great, leaving no threat from west
Chandragupta Maurya asks Britain to help conquer Nanda
Chandragupta Maurya hands it off to Ashoka to do it
10. Describe fall of Mauryan Empire:
Large group of barbarians sacks the empire > fall
Alexander the Great conquers > fall
Bad leaders > large area > internal revolt > fall
Ashoka dies > fall
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