4-7 Gupta Empire Quiz

Which Gupta emperor first expanded the empire from northern India to the south?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta I

• Samudra Gupta

• Chandra Gupta II

Under whose reign did the Gupta empire reach its greatest size?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Chandra Gupta I

• Samudra Gupta

• Chandra Gupta II

Who was Kalidasa?

• a poet and playwright

• an astronomer

• a mathematician

• a traveling Buddhist monk

Which game was invented in India?

• solitaire

• mahjongg

• chess

• checkers

How did advancements during the Gupta period transform mathematics?

• They invented algebra.

• They created the concepts of “square numbers” and “square roots.”

• They developed a decimal system with a numeral for zero.

• They made progress in metallurgy.

What numerals were created in ancient India?

• Roman numerals (I, V, X)
• Chinese numerals (一, 二, 三)
• Mayan numerals (dots and bars)
• Hindu-Arabic numerals (0-9)

What were some of the achievements of the Gupta empire?

• Mathematical advancements (decimal system, zero), medical achievements, flourishing arts and literature, strong centralized government.
• Discovery of electricity
• Establishment of democracy, the concept of 0, the belief that the sun was the center of the solar system, the earth rotated and was round, roman numerals which we see in the super bowl.

• Invention of the steam engine, democracy, electricity, chess, spread of buddhism, hinduism, and jainism, Ghandi helped free the Gupta empire from British rule by nonviolent protests, and they paid my salary so I could continue to teach the kids all about numerals and their importance.

What was the period during the Gupta Empire called?

• The great famine age

• The literature age

• The golden age

• The palm-leaf age

Achievements during the Gupta period include all but the following

• Creating a calendar for farming

• Discovering the length of a solar year

• Developing poetry and plays

• Discovering the Earth was a rotating sphere

Who was the founder of Gupta empire?

• Samudragupta

• Chandragupta I

• Sri Gupta

• Chandragupta II