Vocab
To give or donate something
What is contribute?
It is true that Asoka...
A.He grew to hate violence.
B.He was an expert in astronomy.
C.He gave up all his wealth to seek enlightenment.
D.He built a beautiful temple that is still standing.
What is A. He grew to hate violence?
Samudra Gupta set out to crush any resistance to his rule (the answer is True or False).
What is False?
A correct description of Hindu epics.
A. They were examples of ancient Indian architecture.
B. They taught correct and acceptable behavior.
C. They were the only works to be written in Sanskrit.
D. They were never written down.
What is B. They taught correct and acceptable behavior?
What is True (Who is Aryabhata)?
To become smaller or weaker.
What is decline?
The Mauryan Empire eventually broke into small, warring kingdoms. (Answer is True or False)
What is True?
The Gupta empire was established this long after the fall of the Mauryan empire.
A. 100 years
B. 500 years
C. 1000 years
D. 1500 years
What is B. 500 years?
Part of a long epic poem.
A.the Bhagavad Gita
B.the Vedas
C.the Upanishads
D.the Gautama
What is A. the Bhagavad Gita?
A Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals.
Who was Asoka?
What is a pilgrim?
Chandra Gupta Maurya establish his empire by:
A. by converting his people to Hinduism
B. by building an army
C. by improving communications
D. by winning a battle with Alexander the Great
What is B. by building an army?
This ruler was known as a patron of the arts and literature.
A.Chandra Gupta Maurya
B.Ashoka
C.Samudra Gupta
D.a nameless Gupta ruler
Who is C. Samudra Gupta?
This is what Indian mathematicians figured out something that modern technology could not do without.
What is a symbol for zero?
Chandra Gupta Maurya created this which improved communication in his empire.
A. An efficient postal system
B. A way of training messenger birds
C. Better boats
D. Forcing peasants to carry messages for the military.
What is A. An efficient postal system?
A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped.
What is a stupa?
Ashoka was the first ruler to promote this.
What is Buddhism?
Trade in the Gupta Empire had the effect of...
A. jobs, cities, and travel
B. Temples and Sculptures
C. expanding of the Empire
D. The Golden Age
What is A. jobs, cities, and travel?
The Vedas was an example of a contribution to the Indian Empire in this category.
A. Literature
B. Arts and Architecture
C. Mathematics
D. Science and Medicine
What is A. Literature?
A time of prosperity and creativity is called this.
What is a Golden Age?
A section of the Indian epic the Mahabharata.
WHat is the Bhagavad Gita?
This leader was very cautious. He never slept in the same bed twice in a row and always had someone taste test his food.
Who is Chandra Gupta Mauryan?
Gupta leaders mostly practiced this religion.
What is Hinduism?
Some early Indian doctors practiced some of the earliest examples of this in order to fix broken noses.
What is plastic surgery?
Indian doctors would use a tool called a bow drill to perform this type of surgery.
What is dental surgery?