India 6-3.4

The Golden Age of India's Gupta Empire is known for its

• development of gunpowder
• sea trade routes to Europe
• acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
• advancements in mathematics and medicine

Construction of stupas, writings by Kalidasa, and the development of the concept of zero are most closely associated with the

• Gupta Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Tang dynasty
• Abbasid dynasty

Which statement about the Gupta Empire is a fact rather than an opinion?

• India's strongest leaders came from the Gupta Empire.
• The Gupta Empire developed advancements in the areas of mathematics and science.
• The achievements of the Gupta Empire surpassed those of the Tang dynasty in China.
• Gupta paintings found on the walls of the Ajantacaves were superior to the art produced duringthe Mauryan Empire.

The use of the decimal system, advancements in medicine, and construction of Hindu temples are most closely associated with the golden age of the

• Abbassid dynasty
• Han dynasty
• Gupta Empire
• Roman Empire

In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

• adoption of the printing press
• invention of the iron foot stirrup
• use of gunpowder
• development of the concept of zero

A study of the Gupta Empire would include information about

• Egyptian conquests
• Muslim architectural influences
• medical and mathematical achievements
• the British East India Company's trading posts

Which geographic feature would have most likely hindered the expansion of the Guptas into what is modern-day China?

• Thar Desert
• Deccan Plateau
• Himalaya Mountains
• Bay of Bengal

• Creation of colorful murals in the Ajanta caves
• Development of decimal system and concept of zero
• Trade with Persia and east African cities
These accomplishments occurred during the

• Han dynasty
• Gupta Empire
• Tang dynasty
• Maurya Empire

Which civilization best completes the title of this outline?

• Rome
• Greece
• Gupta 
• Han

Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire?

• volcanoes
• monsoons
• permafrost
• island location