What strategy did Chandragupta use to conquer Magadha?
What is : Attack the borders first then the capital city
100
What are two kinds of advanced mathematics developed by early Indian civilizations?
What is : Algebra & Trigonometry.
100
How many provinces did Chandragupta divide his empire into?
What is : 4
100
What is a region with its own government?
What is A Province.
100
What is a symbol used to represent a number?
What is a Numeral
200
Who founded the Gupta empire?
What is Chandragupta 1
200
Who was the Brahmin who mentored Chandragupta?
What is : Khatuliya
200
While the people of the Maurya empire were subjects of the ruler and had no rights, those of the Gupta empire had rights and obligations and thus enjoyed a kind of _____________.
What is : Citizenship
200
How were the ancient Greeks influence ancient India?
What is : The Greeks once occupied part of India and shared their culture.
200
What astronomical discovery did Aryabhata discover?
What is The Earth spins on an axis.
300
Why did Chandra Gupta call himself the "Exterminator of Kings"?
What is : He conquered small kingdoms throughout India.
300
: By setting up a ______________, Chandragupta was able to control his entire empire, even the smallest villages.
What is : Bureaucracy
300
Indian metal-working skills led to advancements in the field of _____________, the science that deals with extracting metal from ore and using it to create useful objects.
What is : metallurgy
300
What is a willingness to respect different beliefs and customs?
What is Tolerance.
300
True or False: The Gupta Empire came first.
What is : False - it was the Maurya.
400
True or False: Chandragupta's subjects were given many civil rights.
What is : False
400
Why did Ashoka change from warlord to pacifist?
What is : He grew weary of suffering and loss of life that was brought on by battle. He did not want to witness the suffering on the battlefield any longer.
400
What is, arguably, the most important contribution ancient India made to the field of mathematics?
What is : The Decimal System.
400
How did the creation of roads help the Mauyra empire?
What is : It promoted trade within & out of the empire --> prosperity and peace.
400
What was one of the more popular styles of literature during the Gupta Empire?
What is : Fables.
500
Give two examples that prove Chandragupta was not trusting of his people.
What is : He had an elaborate spy system, he slept in different rooms every night, he had body guards with him day and night.
500
What religion did Ashoka adopt after becoming a pacifist?
What is : Buddhism.
500
What kind of advancements in medicine did the Gupta empire accomplish?
What is : Development of a vast medical book with illnesses & diseases.
Cures for broken bones and blindness.
500
Under which empire did Ancient India reach it's largest size?