The Maurya Empire (Group 3 Project)
He was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty and the first emperor to unify most of India.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
The Gupta Empire is widely known by this nickname because of its prosperity and achievements.
What is the Golden Age of India?
He gave up his life as a prince to find the "Middle Path" and became the "Awakened One."
Who is The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)?
This was the practice where women could choose their own husbands from a gathering of suitors.
What is Swayamvara?
Aryabhata is credited with introducing this revolutionary number to mathematics.
What is Zero?
This famous teacher and minister wrote the Arthashastra, a book on how to run a kingdom.
Who Was the Chanakya?
This "Warrior and Artist" king never lost a battle and was shown playing the Veena on his gold coins.
Who is Samudragupta?
In Jainism, this is the supreme principle of non-violence toward all living beings.
What is Ahimsa?
She is the Goddess of the Dawn who drives away chaos and rides a golden chariot.
Who is Ushas?
This great university operated for over 700 years and attracted students from all over the world.
What is Nalanda University?
After this bloody war , Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism.
Where is Kalinga?
King Chandragupta II was famous for having these "Nine Gems" in his court, which included poets and scientists. What they were referred to as?
Who are the Navratnas?
These ancient texts are dialogues between teachers and students; the name literally means "sitting near."
What are the Upanishads?
This warrior queen lost her leg in battle but returned to fight after being gifted an iron leg.
Who is Vishpala?
He is considered Ancient India's greatest poet and wrote the masterpiece Shakuntala.
Who is Kalidasa?
This capital city, located in modern-day Patna, served as the heart of both the Maurya and Gupta empires.
What is Pataliputra?
This Chinese traveler visited during the Gupta era and wrote that the people were happy and hospitals provided free care.
Who is Fa-Hien?
This ancient university was known as the "Silicon Valley" of the ancient world, where Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra.
What is Takshashila (or Taxila)?
Her name means "Boundless" or "Limitless," and she is the mother of celestial deities like Indra.
Who is Aditi?
Aryabhata correctly calculated that the Earth does this on its axis daily.
What is Rotate?
The Ashoka Chakra, which appears on the Indian flag, has this many spokes.
24?
Although the Golden Age was prosperous, Fa-Hien noted that these people had to live outside the city and use wooden clappers to warn others of their approach.
Who are the Chandalas (or Untouchables)?
This is the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, known as the "Great Hero."
Who is Mahavira?
Women who took care of cows and sheep during the Vedic era were known by this title.
What are Herds-women?
In Takshashila, students there mastered this many disciplines.
What is 68?