Classical India Slides

Open Ended

What aspects of the Indian subcontinent's geography might have influenced the development of its classical civilizations?

Multiple Choice

Which natural features contributed to the geographical isolation of ancient India?

• Himalayas, Hindu-Kush Mountains, Great Indian Desert, Ghats, Indian Ocean

• Andes Mountains, Sahara Desert, Amazon River, Mediterranean Sea

• Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Great Plains, Atlantic Ocean

• Alps, Danube River, Black Sea, Baltic Sea

Multiple Select

Which of the following are major beliefs of Hinduism according to the Indo-Aryan migration?

• Polytheism

• Reincarnation

• Karma

• Monotheism

Open Ended

Explain how the migration of the Indo-Aryans influenced the development of Hinduism in India.

Open Ended

Compare the roles and access to resources of the different castes in the Indian caste system.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are major beliefs of Buddhism according to the lesson?

• Belief in reincarnation

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold Path

• Worship of multiple gods

Open Ended

How did Ashoka the Great’s adoption of Buddhism influence the Mauryan Empire and its people?

Open Ended

Compare the territorial extent of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires using the maps provided. What differences do you notice and what might explain these differences?

Multiple Choice

Which empire is known as India’s “Golden Age” and why?

• Mauryan Empire, because of its military conquests

• Gupta Empire, because of its advancements and prosperity

• Mauryan Empire, because of its religious tolerance

• Gupta Empire, because of its decline

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an advancement made during the Gupta Empire?

• Development of Arabic Numerals

• Inoculations (vaccines)

• Discovery that Earth rotates on its axis

• Invention of the steam engine

Open Ended

How did the invasions of the Huns contribute to the decline of the Gupta Empire?

Multiple Choice

Which modern countries are part of the Indian Subcontinent as shown in the map?

• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives

• China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam

• Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia

• Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary