India's Maurya and Gupta empires, and the number zero

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Maurya and Gupta empires

   Part	Maurya Empire	Gupta Empire
   Founder	?	Chandra Gupta I
   Began	about 321 BCE	about 320 CE
   Ended	about 185 BCE	about 550 CE
   Capital	Pataliputra	Pataliputra
   Land ruled	most of the Indian subcontinent, joined into one empire	much of northern India
   Known for	Ashoka's messages cut into rocks and pillars	advances in mathematics and astronomy

   The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: Pataliputra is today the city of Patna. All dates are approximate; some sources give 322 BCE for the start of the Maurya Empire.

2. 1.

   Ren's chart has a blank: who founded the Maurya Empire?

   • Cyrus the Great
   • Ashoka
   • Chandra Gupta I
   • Chandragupta Maurya
3. 2.

   Tala's chart has a blank: when did the Gupta Empire begin?

   • About 320 BCE
   • About 550 CE
   • About 320 CE
   • About 321 BCE
4. 3.

   Zee's chart has a blank: what was the capital of the Maurya Empire?

   • Ujjain
   • Pataliputra
   • Delhi
   • Mohenjo-daro

5. Maurya and Gupta empires

   Part	Maurya Empire	Gupta Empire
   Founder	Chandragupta Maurya	Chandra Gupta I
   Began	about 321 BCE	about 320 CE
   Ended	about 185 BCE	about 550 CE
   Capital	Pataliputra	Pataliputra
   Land ruled	most of the Indian subcontinent, joined into one empire	much of northern India
   Known for	Ashoka's messages cut into rocks and pillars	advances in mathematics and astronomy

   Below the chart: Pataliputra is today the city of Patna. All dates are approximate; some sources give 322 BCE for the start of the Maurya Empire.

6. 4.

   Ari reads that Ashoka's messages were inscriptions. What is an inscription?

   • Words written in ink on paper
   • A message sent by rider
   • Words cut into stone
   • A map drawn on cloth
7. 5.

   Bo reads the word edict. What is an edict?

   • A road for royal travel
   • An order from a ruler
   • A treaty between two cities
   • A tax paid in grain
8. 6.

   Esme reads the words Indian subcontinent. What is a subcontinent?

   • A mountain range between lands
   • A large part of a continent
   • A small island in the sea
   • A city built beside a river
9. 7.

   Advances in mathematics and astronomy. Does that describe the Maurya or the Gupta Empire, Kira asks?

   • Maurya Empire
   • Neither empire
   • Gupta Empire
   • Both empires
10. 8.

    Chandragupta Maurya and Chandra Gupta I have almost the same name. Which pair matches the chart, Luz asks?

    • Maurya: Chandragupta Maurya; Gupta: Chandragupta Maurya
    • Maurya: Chandragupta Maurya; Gupta: Chandra Gupta I
    • Maurya: Chandra Gupta I; Gupta: Chandra Gupta I
    • Maurya: Chandra Gupta I; Gupta: Chandragupta Maurya
11. 9.

    About how many years did the Maurya Empire last, from about 321 BCE to about 185 BCE, Milo asks?

    • About 36 years
    • About 136 years
    • About 1,360 years
    • About 506 years
12. 10.

    Why does the chart say about 321 BCE, Pia asks?

    • Sources differ by a year or so
    • It is a CE date
    • The year 321 BCE is in the future
    • It is an exact day, known from records