India in the Middle Ages

What important game that we play today was invented in India during this time?

• Checkers

• Go

• Chess

• Backgammon

Chandra Gupta's son conquered all of northern India from the _______mountain ranges to the _____ River

• Himalaya, Indus

• Western Ghats, Ganges

• Aravalli, Yamuna

• Vindhya, Brahmaputra

Chandra Gupta succeeded in _____?

• Uniting many kingdoms into a new empire

• Establishing a democratic government

• Conquering foreign territories

• Creating a trade alliance

Turkish armies raided northern India for several centuries, finally establishing an Islamic dynasty at ___

• Delhi

• Agra

• Lahore

• Jaipur

Religious singer poets expressed the _____, or devotion, of people to a Deity of their choosing

• Bhakti

• Karma

• Dharma

• Moksha

Buddhism spread from India to ______

• Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and China

• Europe and Africa

• North America and Australia

• Middle East and Russia

The literary language of India at this time was

• Sanskrit

• Hindi

• Bengali

• Tamil

The leader of the Muslim ____ dynasty conquered a region of India called Sind

• Ummayad

• Abbasid

• Fatimid

• Ottoman

Mughal armies took power in India mainly through the _____

• use of gunpowder weapons and cannons

• diplomatic negotiations and treaties

• traditional cavalry tactics

• naval superiority and trade routes

Several _____ states adopted Indian culture and religion from the Chola Empire merchants who traded in that region

• Southeast Asian

• South American

• Middle Eastern

• Central Asian