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INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
THE FIRST EMPIRE: THE MAURYAS
NAME: ____________________ CLASS VI SEC: __________ ROLL NO:_______ DATE:
__.11.2016
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I.
NAME THE FOLLOWING
1. The Macedonian ruler who attacked India in 326 BCE: ______________________
2. The founder of Mauryan Dynasty: __________________________
3. The Brahmana scholar who was the guide and adviser of Chandragupta Muaurya:
____________________/____________________________
4. The Greek governor who was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya: _______________
5. He was sent as an Ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya:_____________
6. Chandragupta Maurya’s successor : ______________________________
7. The first king in the ancient world to give up war and proclaim peace:________________
8. Special officers appointed by Ashoka to spread and enforce the principles of Dhamma throughout
his empire:_______________________________________
9. Royal orders or proclamations: ____________________________
10.Capital of the Mauryan Empire: _______________________
11.The council of ministers who advised the Mauryan king in administration:_________
12.This book provided guidelines for the Mauryan kings for good governance : ________
13.A semi –spherical mound containing the relics of Buddha: ________________
14.A Buddhist monastery for monks and nuns:____________________
II.
FILL UP THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS
1. Alexander’s most famous battle was with King ____________________whose kingdom lay
between Jhelum and Chenab rivers.
2. Chandragupta Maurya defeated the ________________ king to seize the throne of Magadha
3. Towards the end of his life Chandragupta Maurya became a ________________ monk and gave up
his throne in favour of his son ____________________
4. Ashoka is populary referred to as ____________________________.
5. Dhamma is a Prakrit word derived from the Sanskrit term __________________ It means the
_______________________________ or_____________________
6. The Mauryan dynasty reached its height of glory under _____________________
7. After conquering __________________, Ashoka gave up war and became a
_______________________
8. In most of the rock edicts Ashoka is referred to as _____________________, meaning
___________________________________
9. Ashoka sent his son ________________________ and daughter ___________________ to Sri
Lanka to spread Buddhhism.
10. Ashoka held the third Buddhist council at ___________________________
11. Ashokan edicts are written in ____________________ ,_____________________
,___________________________ and____________________ scripts.
12. The wheel of Dharma called ______________can be found in the centre of the Indian Flag.
13. The last Mauryan ruler _________________________was killed by
____________________________________, the founder of Sunga dynasty.
14. The wheel of Dharma called _____________________________ can be found in the centre of the
Indian flag.
15. The last Mauryan ruler ___________________ was killed by ________________________, the
founder of the Sunga dynasty.
III.
MATCH COLUMN A WITH COLUMN B
S.no
1.
2.
3.
4.
IV.
Column A
Indika
Arthashastra
Mudrarakshasa
Jataka tales
S.no
a.
b.
c.
d.
Column B
Sanchi Stupa
Vishakhadatta
Megasthenes
Kautilya
ANS
1.
2.
3.
4.
OBSERVE THE PICTURE AND FILL IN THE BLANKS
a. This is the ____________________
b. It contains the relics of _____________________
c. The gateways of this monument contains carvings
depicting the _______________tales
a. This is the _________________________ at
Sarnath
b. It consists of ____________ lions sitting back to
back supporting the Wheel of Dharma known as
the ___________________________.
c. This has been adopted as the ____________
_________________of India.
V.
VI.
ANSWER WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE/ FALSE
1. Towards the end of his life, Chandragupta Maurya became a Buddhist monk._________
2. Ashoka’s grandfather was Chandragupta Maurya:_______________
3. The capital of the Maurayn empire was Ujjain_____________________
4. Ashoka spread his message of Dhamma in Sanskrit_______________________
5. Ashoka was the first Indian ruler who spoke to his people through his edicts :________
6. Arthashastra tells us the story of the planned revolution that overthrew the Nanda kings: ____________.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ONE POINT
1. What is a Dynasty?
2. Name the first Empire in India? Who was the founder of this Empire?
3. What do you know about Chandraguta Maurya’s last days?
4. Who were Dhamma Mahamatras?
VII.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN TWO POINTS
5. What is an Empire?
6. Why did Ashoka attack Kalinga?
7. What do you understand by Ashoka’s Dhamma
8. What are Edicts? What does Ashokan Edicts contain?
VIII.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN FOUR POINT
9. How did the Kalinga War change Ashoka?
10. Describe the administration under the Mauryans?
11. What were the reasons for the decline of the Mauryan Empire
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander the Great was born on either 20 or 21 July, 356 BC in Pella,
Macedon.
His parents were King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus,
the daughter of Neoptolemus I, the king of Epirus.
In one story, Philip’s horse refused to be mounted and Alexander
detected the horse was scared of its own shadow and tamed it. His
father was overjoyed at this display of courage and ambition, telling
Alexander “My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your
ambitions. Macedon is too small for you.“
When Alexander was 13 he was tutored by the famous philosopher
and scientist Aristotle. Aristotle taught him about medicine,
philosophy, morals, religion, logic, and art. It was through Aristotle’s
teachings that Alexander developed a passion for the works of
Homer, and in particular the Iliad. Aristotle gave him an annotated
copy, which Alexander later carried on his campaigns. It was these
stories that inspired him to become the war hero known as Alexander
the Great.