Golden Age
Why was the period of Gupta rule in India considered the Golden Age?
India became united, and there were lots of cultural achievements.
A typical village included a cluster of homes made of what?
Earth or stone.
What is a philosophy?
System of ideas.
Women had a very high status and economic power. True or false?
True.
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912.
What’s a shakti?
A creative energy that helped to make the husband complete—men lacked of it.
What were everyday rules and duties associated with?
Caste, family, and village.
What is legalism?
Strict laws and harsh punishments. Strength, not goodness was a ruler's greatest virtue.
What did Asoka set up across India that announced laws and promised a just govnerment?
Pillars.
Who played Rachel Green in the show “Friends”?
Jennifer Aniston.
What was Kalidasa’s most famous play?
Shakuntala.
What’s a “joint family”?
Several generations of parents and children shared a common dwelling.
How didn’t Mauryan rulers create a strong central govnerment for their empire?
Chandragupta maintained order through a well-organized bureaucracy. Royal officials supervised he building of roads and harbors to benefit trade, effective but harsh
Asoka converted to Buddhism after he fought a war to conquer the Deccan region. His rule brought peace and prosperity and helped unite the diverse people within his empire.
What was Asoka before he was an emperor?
A warrior.
Who does Alice follow to a hole into Wonderland?
The white rabbit.
What’s a dowry?
A dowry is durable goods, cash, and real or movable property that the bride's family gives to the bridegroom, his parents, or his relatives as a condition of the marriage.
What kind of economic system did they have?
A traditional economy.
What is the name of Chandragupta’s grandson?
Asoka.
What does “dissent” mean?
Ideas that opposed those of the government.
What are baby goats called?
Kids.
What were some accomplishments in the Golden Age?
There were lots of discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy.
Name one essential they relied on trade for.
Salt, spices, and later manufactured goods.
What are missionaries?
People who were sent on religious missions to spread Buddhism across India and to Sri Lanka.
Name 3 out of the 5 big Kingdoms.
Bijapur, Berar, Bidar, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar.
From which language did the word “Ketchup” come?
Chinese.