Unit 3 Lesson 13.8 Roads

What was the material used to build the roads created by Gupta rulers?

• Concrete
• Hard-packed dirt
• Stone
• Brick

What was the purpose of the ditches or canals along the roadways?

• To prevent flooding during the rainy season
• To provide a place for waste disposal
• To provide water for travelers
• To irrigate nearby fields

What was the benefit of the road system for trade and commerce?

• It allowed traders to move goods from the interior to the coast
• It allowed traders to move goods from the coast to the interior
• It had no impact on trade and commerce
• It allowed traders to move goods only within the empire

What regions were connected by the road system created by Gupta rulers?

• India and Africa
• India and Australia
• India and China
• India and Europe

What was the purpose of rest houses along the road system?

• To provide travelers with medical care
• To provide travelers with entertainment
• To provide travelers with a place to relax or spend the night
• To provide travelers with food and drink

What was the purpose of wells along the road system?

• To provide travelers with water for drinking and cooking
• To provide travelers with a place to relax or spend the night
• To provide travelers with food and drink
• To provide travelers with medical care

What impact did the road system have on cultural and religious exchanges?

• It had no impact on cultural and religious exchanges
• It hindered cultural and religious exchanges
• It facilitated cultural and religious exchanges more than in any earlier period
• It only impacted commercial exchanges

What was the material used to fill in the holes on the roadway?

• Stone
• Hard-packed dirt
• Brick
• Concrete

What was the purpose of signs along the roadway?

• To provide travelers with food and drink
• To provide travelers with medical care
• To indicate the distances so that people could calculate how far they had traveled
• To provide travelers with a place to relax or spend the night

What was the impact of the road system on trade within the empire?

• It only impacted trade with China
• It hindered trade within the empire
• It greatly benefited trade within the empire
• It had no impact on trade within the empire