Ancient Indian Empires

Ancient language of India.

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Arabic

Indian empire that developed the concepts of a round Earth and the number zero; learned how to set broken bones.

• Gupta

• Mauryan

• Hebrews

• Persians

Who was in charge of India during its golden age?

• Guptas

• Mauryans

• Persians

• Phoenicians

The first emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty was...

• Chandragupta
• Ashoka
• Siddhartha Gautama
• Aryan

Chandragupta divided the empire....

• into districts
• among his children
• into equal pieces
• into counties

Chandragupta's grandson who succeeded him to the throne was named...

• Ashoka
• Chandragupta 2
• Nanda
• Kautilya

India was the home of which empires?

• Tang and Song
• Mauryan and Gupta
• Roman and Byzantine
• Mongol and Russian

Why is Chandragupta significant?

• He wrote India's first legal code
• He is the founder of Hinduism
• He united India into one empire

The _______ empire unified India into one people and the _______ empire led India through its Golden Age

• Gupta, Mauryan
• Mauryan, Gupta

The Golden Age of India's Gupta Empire is known for its

• development of gunpowder
• sea trade routes to Europe
• acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
• advancements in mathematics and medicine