1. Which Mauryan ruler fought the Kalinga war?

2. What was Aśhoka’s title in his edicts?

3. What script were Aśhoka’s edicts written in?

4. Which Greek ambassador visited Chandragupta Maurya’s court?

5. What does ‘dharma’ mean in Aśhoka’s context?

6. Which symbol from Mauryan art is in India’s national emblem?

7. Why are empires often fragile?

8. Which two major trade routes connected India during the Mauryan period?

9. The word tributary in this chapter refers to a river joining a larger river.

10. The Maurya Empire extended from the northern plains to the Deccan plateau.