The Gupta Empire: Rise, Prosperity, and Decline

The Gupta Empire: Rise, Prosperity, and Decline

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What period followed the fall of the Mauryan Empire, leading to the rise of the Gupta Empire?

A period of cultural stagnation

A period of provincial domination

A period of unification by local leaders

A period of foreign invasions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ruler is credited with significantly expanding the Gupta Empire through military conquests?

Chandragupta II

Samudragupta

Chandragupta I

Kumaragupta

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the capital city of the Gupta Empire?

Pataliputra

Ujjain

Varanasi

Mathura

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which social class was considered the most important according to the laws of Manu during the Gupta period?

Traders

Warriors

Artisans

Brahmins

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant economic activity that contributed to the prosperity of the Gupta Empire?

Mining of gold

Textile production

Trade with Rome and China

Fishing in the Ganges

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which game, developed during the Gupta period, is considered an early form of chess?

Chaturanga

Carrom

Snakes and Ladders

Pachisi

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the notable astronomer of the Gupta period who proposed that the Earth rotates on its axis?

Bhaskara I

Varahamihira

Brahmagupta

Aryabhata

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