Mauryan and Gupta Empires

Gupta empire

Identify the main factors led to the rise of Gupta empire

Compare and contrast between the Mauryan and Gupta empire

Compare & contrast between Buddhism and Hinduism

Describe how Gupta empire brought peace and prosperity to India

• Which part of the city is important economically

• Which city do you think the Mauryan and Gupta controlled to have the full power

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Which achievement is the most important? explain your answer

10 min Group work

• Go to your assigned breakout room

• be ready with the sheet uploaded on classera and your book page 159

• Read the book with your group

• compare between the Mauryan and Gupta empire

• come back and share

• upload your compare and contrast sheet on classera before you leave the session

Gupta Mathematics:They developed

• the concept of zero • • •

• first base 10 number system which became the basis for Arabic numerals, the system used by most of the world today

• the decimal system

• the concept of pi 

• Which advance do you think is the most important?

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Gupta Science

• identified the 7 primary planets hundreds of years before European scientists • •

• • developed the idea that the earth was round and moved around the sun •

• engaged in the scientific study of eclipses

• explored the concept of gravity •

• advanced the practice and study of surgery and the practice of traditional Indian, or Ayurvedic medicine, which is still used today

• vaccinated against smallpox hundreds of years before Europeans did

• Which advance do you think is the most important? Which would have made life better for people? Why?

Multiple Choice

The empire covering much of northern India that was ruled from about 320 C.E. to about 550 C.E.

• Ashoka

• edict

• Mauryan Empire

• Gupta Empire

• alliance

Multiple Choice

Chandra Gupta has a relation with Chandra Gupta Maurya?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who was the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire?

• Chanakya

• Kautilya

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta Maurya

Multiple Choice

Whose advice did Chandragupta depend on?

• Ashoka

• Magahda

• Kautilya

• No one

Multiple Choice

Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...

• Ashoka
• Chandragupta 2
• Nanda
• Kautilya

Multiple Choice

King Ashoka found peace with which religion

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Multiple Choice

Which was a Mauryan ruler who built new roads and hospitals for people and animals?

• Aryabhata

• Ashoka

• Chandra Gupta Maurya

• Kalidassa

Multiple Choice

What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?

• He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.
• He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.
• He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.
• He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land

Multiple Choice

Who was Ashoka's Father?

• Chanakya

• Chandragupta

• Bindusar

• Nanda

Multiple Select

Which of the following is one of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths? Choose the three correct answers.

• Suffering comes from the desire for material possessions.

• People can overcome ignorance.

• Suffering is a part of human existence.

• People should refuse foods they love to eat.

• People can reach nirvana with help by priests.

Multiple Choice

According to Hindu belief, what determines whether people will have bad or good karma?

• their wealth

• their profession

• their social level

• their choices in life

Multiple Choice

A force that decides the form people will be reborn into in their next lives based on their good or bad actions in their previous lives.

• Karma

• Nirvana

• Dharma

• Raja

Multiple Choice

In Buddhism, you must give up ______________, to rid yourself from suffering.

• your job

• your money

• your house

• all worldly desires

Multiple Choice

Buddha means _____.

• The Wise One

• The Bright One

• The Enlightened One

• The Lazy One

Multiple Choice

What are the oldest religious texts of the Hindu religion?

• The Upanishads

• The Koran

• The Vedas

Multiple Choice

Hinduism and Buddhism are different religions. In what way are they similar?

• Both religions believe in reincarnation

• Both religions recognize the importance of dharma

• Both religions have to do with the concept of moksha.

• Both religions use the Vedas.

Multiple Select

What are two unique things about Buddhism?

• It is polytheistic religion of close to one billion people

• Founded by Muhammad

• Began in India and then spread to China

• Use the Torah as holy text

• Believes in the Four Noble Truths

Multiple Select

What are two unique things about Hinduism?

• It is polytheistic religion of close to one billion people

• Believe that Jesus is the messiah

• Began in India and the religion is mostly found in India

• Use the Torah as holy text

• Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

Multiple Choice

Chinese and Indian traders exchanged goods, ideas, and beliefs along the Silk Road. Which belief system was spread to China by Indian merchants?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

Multiple Choice

The major world religion that dominates India today.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism

Multiple Choice

Ruler of the Mauryan Empire who spread Buddhism to China and the rest of Asia.

• Asoka

• Abraham

• Moses

• Muhammad

Multiple Choice

Major world religion that believes in the Four Noble Truths.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Islam

Multiple Choice

Major world religion that follows the Eightfold Path.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Islam

Multiple Choice

The main goal of Buddhism is to reach _____________ which is a release from selfishness and pain.

• Moksha

• Nirvana (Enlightenment)

• Mt. Sinai

• The Khyber Pass

Multiple Choice

The founder of Buddhism.

• Asoka

• Abraham

• Aryans

• Siddhartha Gautama

Multiple Choice

The rebirth of souls.

• Reincarnation

• Dharma

• Caste System

• Four Noble Truths

Multiple Choice

A complex social organization based on occupation which impacted the development of Hinduism.

• Reincarnation

• Dharma

• Caste System

• Upanishads

Multiple Choice

There is no single founder for Hinduism.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Major world religions that began in Ancient India.

• Judaism and Christianity

• Islam and Christianity

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Judaism and Zoroastrianism

Multiple Choice

Why did the king keep Prince Siddhartha in the palace

• to study

• to learn to be king

• so he would not see suffering

• so he would not move to a foreign land

Multiple Choice

After the Gupta Empire fell

• The Maurya took over
• Alexander the Great took over
• India was divided into regional states and kingdoms.
• India became a democracy

Multiple Choice

Which religion was most popular in the Gupta Empire?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Jainism

Multiple Choice

What was the period during the Gupta Empire called?

• The great famine age

• The literature age

• The golden age

• The palm-leaf age

Multiple Choice

The Gupta Empire was best known for its

• advances in mathematics and medicine
• efforts to resist European imperialism
• development of the barter system
• construction of Angkor Wat