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When members of the same family become rulers one after the other, the family is called a/an _____.

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empire
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kingdom
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dynasty
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territory
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Solution

The correct option is C dynasty
When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called a dynasty. The Mauryas were a dynasty with three famous rulers — Chandragupta, his son Bindusara, and Bindusara’s son, Ashoka.

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