Ancient India

1.) What is a monsoon?

• Periods of large rainfall
• Seasonal wind patterns
• Times of extreme heat
• Extreme storms with heavily rain and lightening

Mountain range north of India that affects the Winter Monsoon:

• Hindu Kush
• Himalayas
• Andes
• Rockies

Life began in India along the __________ River.

• Nile
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Indus

The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was...

• Chandragupta
• Ashoka
• Siddhartha Gautama
• Aryan

Following Chandragupta Maurya's death, his grandson _________ brought the Mauryan empire to its greatest heights.

• Imhotep

• Seleucus

• Chandra Gupta I

• Asoka

What did Asoka do for his people once he converted to Buddhism?

• He forced his the people of Mauryan Empire to convert to Buddhism.
• He began to punish anyone in his empire that practiced Hinduism.
• He rejected violence, gave rich gifts to the poor, and consulted local communities about proper governance and good conduct.
• He divided up all of the land in his empire and gave each family an equal portion of land

Who started the Gupta Empire

• Ghandi

• Chandra Gupta

• Samudra Gupta

• Aryabhata

The _______was the Golden Age of Indian culture.

• Gupta Empire

• Mauryan Empire

• Vaishyan Empire

• Buddhist Empire

What theory did India scientists propose during the Gupta Dynasty?

• Earth rotated on an axis
• Earth revolved around the moon
• Earth was flat
• The sun got its light from the moon

Which is the following is a major achievement of India?

• Algebra

• Swahili

• Pyramids

• Ziggurats