Mauryan and Gupta Dynasties

India has been isolated historically because it

• is an archipelago

• is flat with no mountains or hills

• it has tall mountain ranges to the North, East and West

• it has rivers

Most Ancient Indians would have lived along which two rivers?

• The Nile and Indus

• The Tigris and Euphrates

• The Ganges and Indus

• The St. Lawrence and Hudson

Monsoons are

• hurricanes

• tidal waves

• earthquakes

• seasonal winds which bring rain

How did Emperor Ashoka behave when he first gained power

• He was peaceful

• He followed Buddhism

• He was kind and generous

• He violently built an empire

Ashoka's Rock and Pillar Edicts (laws) were based on which belief system?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Christianity

The Gupta Dynasty was ruled by

• Hammurabi

• Ashoka

• Shi Huangdi

• Chandragupta

The Gupta Dynasty made the most last achievements in which area?

• History

• Math

• Philosophy

• Science

What was the purpose of a stepwell?

• to store grain

• to swim in

• to get drinking water during dry months

• to get drinking water during the monsoons

Why aren't counting numbers (1, 2, 3) called Gupta Numerals?

• The Gupta did not invent them

• The Gupta were shy and didn't want the credit

• The Arabic world spread the idea

• The Gupta hid their secret

What piece of literature did the Gupta influence?

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Illiad

• The Odyssey

• Aladdin