Chapter 5.5: Indian Achievements Check

What type of art was created by the Indians of the Mauryan and Gupta periods?

• Landscape art

• Religious art

• Abstract art

• Modern art

What type of temples were built in the Gupta period?

• Small stone structures

• Topped by huge towers

• All of the above

• Covered with carvings of the god worshipped inside

What was the main language of the ancient Aryans?

• Pali

• Sanskrit

• Tamil

• Prakrit

Which religious epic is one of the world’s longest literary works?

• Panchatantra

• Mahabharata

• Ramayana

• Bhagavad Gita

Who is seen as the ideal ruler in the Ramayana?

• Bhagavad Gita

• Rama

• Vishnu

• Sita

What did Indian scholars develop that are the numbers we use today?

• Hindu-Arabic numerals

• Roman numerals

• Chinese numerals

• Greek numerals

What did Indian doctors practice to help people build up defenses to a disease?

• Inoculation

• Vaccination

• Antibiotics

• Homeopathy

What did Indian astronomers know about the planets in our solar system?

• They knew of five planets

• They knew of nine planets

• They knew of ten planets

• They knew of seven planets