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The Mauryan city that was a gateway to the northwest and Central Asia was:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mauryan city lay on the route from north to south India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which area was under the direct control of the Mauryan emperor?Read the answer and worked solution →Per the Arthashastra, the north-west was important for blankets and south India for:Read the answer and worked solution →Megasthenes was sent to Chandragupta's court by the Greek ruler:Read the answer and worked solution →According to Megasthenes, the wall of Pataliputra had how many towers?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of Ashoka's inscriptions were written in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Most Ashokan inscriptions used which script?Read the answer and worked solution →Kalinga is the ancient name of:Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka is called the only king in world history who gave up conquest after:Read the answer and worked solution →Officials Ashoka appointed to teach people about dhamma were the:Read the answer and worked solution →Ashoka sent messengers about dhamma to Syria, Egypt, Greece and:Read the answer and worked solution →The finely polished Rampurwa bull from a Mauryan pillar is now placed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mauryan empire collapsed about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →After the Mauryas, which general set up a kingdom in north and central India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Shungas were followed by which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gupta empire was established about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →The Satavahana kingdom, established about 2100 years ago, lasted about:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Central Asian people followed the Indo-Greeks in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Mauryan placesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop Ashoka's worksRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mauryan lineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Mauryan wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Tax or tributeRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the dynastiesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Mauryan bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about how many years ago?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha belonged to which small gana?Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Mauryan city that was a gateway to the northwest and Central Asia was:

  1. Kalinga
  2. Taxila
  3. Ujjain
  4. Patna
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Correct answer: B. Taxila

1. Pataliputra, Taxila and Ujjain were key cities. 2. Taxila was the north-western gateway. 3. Ujjain lay on the north-south route. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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Which Mauryan city lay on the route from north to south India?

  1. Sarnath
  2. Vaishali
  3. Ujjain
  4. Taxila
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Correct answer: C. Ujjain

1. Merchants, officials and craftspersons lived in the cities. 2. Ujjain linked north and south. 3. It was also a provincial capital. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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Which area was under the direct control of the Mauryan emperor?

  1. Around Taxila city
  2. Around Ujjain city
  3. Around Kalinga coast
  4. Around Pataliputra
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Correct answer: D. Around Pataliputra

1. Officials collected taxes and spies watched them. 2. The area around Pataliputra was directly ruled. 3. Provinces followed local customs under princes. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 7, Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave Up War._

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