Chapter 6 Lesson 2.1

1. Around 550B.C., a kingdom called _ in northeast India grew powerful. Harappa Aryans Magadha 2. _ became king of Magadha around 325B.C. Chandragupta Maurya Asoka Kautilya 3. _ united most of northern India and was the first great Indian empire. Harappa Maurya Empire Magadha 4. Chandragupta established a strong _. military central government religion 5. Chandragupta gave up the throne in 297 B.C. Instead of continuing to rule his empire, he chose to become a _. priest farmer monk 6. Around 269B.C., _ became king. Asoka Buddha Chandragupta 7. At first he earned a reputation for_. mercy bravery cruelty 8. Asoka underwent a dramatic change. He converted to_ and began to rule using principles about peace. Hinduism Buddhism Judaism 9. He helped Buddhism reach other countries such as _. Sri Lanka China both a and b 10. _ may have been India’s greatest king. Asoka Chandragupta Kautilya