ancient India Empires

The Gupta Empire is known for all of the following EXCEPT

• the writing of many dramas
• extensive trade with the Middle East & Asia
• a limited understanding of gravity
• increased rights for women

Which one of the following rulers created the Gupta empire

• Chandragupta
• Chandragupta I
• Asoka
• Kautilya

Which of the following made Asoka turn away from war, adopt Buddhism and seek peaceful ways to rule

• his relationship with his father
• the loss of the Maurya empire
• the war with Kalinga
• The teachings of Buddhism

The Maurya ruler Asoka thought of his people as his

• children
• slaves
• prisoners
• parents

Both the Gupta and Maurya Empires fell apart as a result of

• Alexander the Great’s invasion of India
• starvation and earthquakes
• the emergence of smaller states that fought against each other
• huge floods

First king of the Maurya empire, he came to rule around 321 BCE

• Chandragupta
• Chandragupta I
• Asoka
• Kautilya

After this battle Asoka renounced war and decided to rule his people with compassion

• Kalinga
• Kautilya
• Kshatriyas
• Ramayana

His work in math allowed Europeans to discover how to calculate the area of a triangle and the volume of a sphere

• Asoka
• Aryabhata
• Ayurveda
• Astronomy

The concepts of zero and infinity were developed during the reign of which empire

• Mauryans
• Aryans
• Guptas
• Sudras

The Golden Age of ancient India came to end with the death of this leader

• Asoka
• Chandragupta II
• Guatama
• Chandragupta Maurya