The Gupta Empire

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Which of these events IMMEDIATELY followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire?
Options:
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.

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India broke apart into separate kingdoms.

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

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Gupta

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The first Gupta ruler who reunited northern India after the Maurya Empire declined

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Chandra Gupta 1

Front

Chandra Gupta has a relation with Chandra Gupta Maurya?

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False

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How did the Guptas give local areas more independence than the Mauryas?

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The Guptas set up provinces in which leaders could make many of their own decisions.

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What was the period during the Gupta Empire called?

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The golden age

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Why have many historians called Gupta rule a golden age?

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because advances in arts and sciences took place

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Which of the following was an important Gupta contribution in mathematics?
counting to nine,
developing the decimal system,
shaping iron pillars,
subtracting numbers

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developing the decimal system

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Which religion was most popular in the Gupta Empire? Options: Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism

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Hinduism

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Why was the Gupta Empire a time of creativity, art, and educational advances, and inventions?

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It was a time of peace so the people were able to focus.