Chapter 7, Lesson 3 the Mauryan Empire Quiz

Match the following

• Ashoka

• The Mauryan Empire reached its height under his rule

• Bhagavad Gita

• Used trade routes to travel to holy sites

• stupa

• A section of an ancient religious heroic poem

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Buddhist shrine shaped like a dome or burial mound

• Pilgrim

• Founded India's first empire

Who was the Mauryan ruler who built new roads and set up hospitals for humans and animals?

• Ashoka

• The Buddha

• Chandragupta Maurya

• kalidasa

Five hundred years after the Mauryan dynasty failed, which dynasty reunited much of northern India?

• Ashoka

• Hindu

• Gupta

• Kalidasa

Which dynasty is known for the earliest known for mapping the movements of the stars and planets calculations in India?

• Mauryan

• Gupta

• Chola

• Mughal

What is the Mahabharata?

• An ancient Indian epic
• A famous painting
• A type of fruit
• A popular video game

Who was Chandragupta I

• Inventor of the wheel
• Founder of the Gupta Empire
• Explorer of the Americas
• Architect of the Taj Mahal

What is an example of India's accomplishments in math?

• Invention of algebra
• Discovery of calculus
• Invention of zero and the numerals 1-9

• Introduction of trigonometry

What was an accomplishment from ancient India in the subject of medicine?

• Invention of penicillin
• Discovery of antibiotics
• Development of dentistry and plastic surgery

• Introduction of chemotherapy

What accomplishments in art happened during the Gupta empire?

• Decline in artistic expression
• Absence of cultural achievements
• Stagnation in creative endeavors
• Development of temple architecture, advancements in sculpture, flourishing of painting and literature

What happened to most of the art during the Gupta Empire?

• Buried underground
• It was made on delicate papers and therefore destroyed due to invasions and natural disasters

• Sold to other empires
• Preserved in museums