Test: The First Empire-The Maurya - 1 - Class 6 MCQ

Chandragupta was the founder, Bindusara was supported by Chanakya, and Ashoka was the grandson of Chandragupta.

Taxila was a gateway, Ujjain was ruled directly, and Pataliputra was the capital.

Just as Chandragupta Maurya was supported by Chanakya, Ashoka was associated with Dhamma.

Just as Ashoka was associated with pillars, Mahendra was associated with spreading ideas in Sri Lanka.

The passage mentions that Chanakya's ideas were written down in a book called the Arthashastra.

The passage notes that Taxila was a gateway to the northwest in Ashoka's empire.

Ashoka was horrified by the violence and bloodshed in the Kalinga war, leading him to give up further conquests and focus on dhamma.

Ashoka's dhamma involved instructing his subjects through inscriptions and teachings, as mentioned in the passage.

The passage states that Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghmitra to Sri Lanka to spread ideas about dhamma.

Ashoka's message emphasized practices such as being gentle with slaves.