South Asia, 300-1200

The empire covering much of northern India that was ruled by the Guptas from around 320 C.E. to around 550 C.E.

• Mughal Empire

• Islamic Empire

• Gupta Empire

• Mongol Empire

A group of countries, city-states, or other entities who agree to work together, usually for common defense or trade

• Alliance

• Accord

• Associtation

• Colony

A territory that is part of a country or an empire

• city-state

• satellite state

• governorship

• province

A period in a nation’s past during which its culture and society attained the height of achievement and power

• Dark Age

• Renaissance

• Silver Age

• Golden Age

A movement within Hinduism that emphasized personal devotion and social and religious equality

• Bhakti Movement

• Buddhist Movement

• Vedism

• Karma

A branch of Buddhism that became popular in China and focused on salvation through personal faith

• Zen Buddhism

• Tibetan Buddhism

• Theraveda Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism

What happened on the Indian subcontinent in the time period between the Mauryan and Gupta empires?

• It went through a golden age

• It experienced a great famine

• It was filled with small kingdoms

• It was conquered by Muslims

How did the first Gupta ruler form alliances with other rulers?

• By giving them land

• By arranging marriages

• By killing them in battle

• By negotiating through ambassadors

Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of education and the arts?

• peace and stability

• poverty and hunger

• power and conquest

• change and rebellion

What change took place in Hinduism during the Gupta Empire?

• Many of its laws were improved

• Many of its fables and folktales were written down

• Many of its complex rituals were abandoned and replaced

• Many of its most sacred temples were destroyed by Buddhists