Ancient India

Ancient India was united for the second time under which empire?

• Golden Age

• Mauryan

• Ajanta

• Gupta

Which of the following was a characteristic of Gupta rule?

• extreme poverty

• lasting prosperity

• constant warfare

• unstable government

Why have many historians called Gupta rule a golden age?

• because the Guptas were gold miners

• because advances in arts and sciences took place

• because archaeologists discovered gold artifacts

• because Gupta rule was relatively short-lived

Which of these events immediately followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire?

• Chandragupta I came to power.

• The Guptas divided the empire into provinces.

• India broke apart into separate kingdoms.

• The Guptas fought among themselves for power.

What form of literature is the Bhagavad Gita?

• poetry

• drama

• comedy

• novel

What forms of literature were created by Gupta writers?

• plays

• poems

• folktales

• all of the above

Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics?

• counting to nine

• developing the decimal system

• shaping iron pillars

• subtracting numbers

Which achievement during the Gupta Empire is most related to education?

• the use of bright color on paintings

• a system of universities and colleges

• coins that pictured rulers' accomplishments

• a system of roads with signs and rest houses

By 600 BCE, the Indus Valley was separated into many small kingdoms. This was about 1000 years after which group's migration?

• The Hebrew

• The Aryan

• The Persian

• The Han

Which of the following are true in relation to Ashoka the Great? Select all that apply. There are multiple answers.

• Ashoka created four edicts that were designed to give his empire a strong foundation

• Hinduism spread throughout India and other parts of Asia during his reign

• He was in charge an empire that covered ⅔ of the Indian subcontinent

• He was Chandragupta Maurya’s son