Day 6 Class 7 India-in-the-Iron-Age

Multiple Choice

Which ruler of the Kushana Empire is known for spreading Buddhism?

• Ashoka

• Kanishka

• Chandragupta

• Harshavardhana

Match

Match the dynasty with its region:

• Kushanas

• Satavahanas

• Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas

Deccan

North India

Southern India

• Deccan

• North India

• Southern India

Multiple Choice

Which Iron Age pottery was known for its glossy finish?

• Painted Grey Ware

• Northern Black Polished Ware

• Red Ware

• Blue Glazed Pottery

Open Ended

List two goods exported and two goods imported through India’s trade routes.

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a religious city in the Iron Age?

• Mathura

• Kashi (Varanasi)

• Arikamedu

• Pataliputra

Open Ended

Why was the Silk Route important beyond trade?

Multiple Choice

Who were the Grama Bhojakas?

• Landless farmers

• Village headmen and landowners

• Religious leaders

• Iron tool makers

Open Ended

How did guilds (shrenis) support craftspeople and traders?

Open Ended

How did Buddhism and Christianity influence India during the Iron Age?

Multiple Choice

Which dynasty ruled the Deccan for 300 years?

• Kushanas

• Satavahanas

• Guptas

• Mauryas

Multiple Choice

Which dynasty ruled the Deccan for 300 years?

• Kushanas

• Satavahanas

• Guptas

• Mauryas

Multiple Choice

Who were the Grama Bhojakas?

• Guild leaders

• Village headmen

• Travelling monks

• Tax collectors only

Multiple Choice

What made Mahayana Buddhism different from earlier forms?

• Focus on meditation only

• Worship of Buddha’s images

• Ignored Bodhisattvas

• Rejected art and sculpture

Open Ended

Which part of Iron Age India did you enjoy learning about the most, and why?