The Gupta Empire

On what river did the Gupta people live?

• The Indus River

• The Ganges River

• The Pataliputra River

• The Tigris River

True or false: the Gupta Empire arose in the same geographical area the Mauryan Empire did.

• True

• False

Which varnas gained more wealth and respect during the Gupta Empire (choose two)?

• Brahmin

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

• Untouchables

The majority of people living during the Gupta Empire practiced what religion?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• No major religion was practiced

True or false: The Guptas did not tolerate other religions in their empire.

• True

• False

True or false: the Gupta Empire allowed local kingdoms to keep their rulers as long as they paid taxes.

• True

• False

The Guptas' trading partners were

• Africa

• China

• Europe

• All of the above

An important resource the Guptas traded was:

• Steel

• Silk

• Salt

• Horses

True or false: The Gupta Empire only traded by sea.

• True

• False

What was NOT invented during the Gupta Empire?

• The concept of 0

• Inoculations (vaccines)

• The wheel

• Arabic numerals and symbols 1-9