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Worksheets4.1 Impact Classical Age of India
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Gupta Empire was most powerful under Samudra Gupta.
True
False
Indian mathematicians adopted the concept of infinity from Arab scholars.
True
False
Most literature written during the Gupta Empire was written in Sanskrit.
True
False
Hindus of the Gupta period disapproved of music and dancing.
True
False
The Chola Empire emerged in the southern part of India.
True
False
What is one way the Gupta emperors benefited from trade?
by collecting taxes on all goods that moved in and out of the empire
by controlling all mining and manufacturing in the empire
by owning most inns located on major roadways
by charging fees to enter any important shrine or temple
What scientific theory did Aryabhata propose?
The sun orbits the Earth.
The Earth is round.
The moon orbits the sun.
The sun is a star.
What religion did rulers of the Gupta Empire practice?
Buddhism
Sikhism
Islam
Hinduism
A famous author from the Gupta period was _________ .
Kālidāsa
Dashavatara
Brihadisvara
Nataraja
How did the Cholas build their empire?
by marrying into powerful families
by making alliances with other rulers
by conquering smaller neighboring states
by invading and conquering the Gupta Empire
monasticism
a building or other built object
person who travels to holy sites
a religious way of life in which one rejects worldly pursuits to devote oneself to spiritual work
pilgrims
a religious way of life in which one rejects worldly pursuits to devote oneself to spiritual work
person who travels to holy sites
a building or other built object
structures
a building or other built object
person who travels to holy sites
a religious way of life in which one rejects worldly pursuits to devote oneself to spiritual work
The scholar Aryabhata proposed the theory that the Earth was ___, rotated on an axis, and revolved around the sun.
tabla
chess
infinity
number
round
Indians also discovered how to ___ sugar from the juice of the sugarcane plant.
cloth
round
crystallize
number
infinity
Common trade goods in the Gupta Empire included salt, ___, and iron.
tabla
cloth
Sanskrit
crystallize
Indian mathematicians explained the idea of ___ something without an end.
table
infinity
number
round
Gupta mathematicians developed the ___ system that is known today as the Indian-Arabic system.
chess
infinity
number
crystallize
Popular musical instruments during the Gupta Empire included tambourines, flutes, and a drum called a ____.
cloth
Sanskrit
chess
tabla
___ became popular with the Gupta rules, nobility and merchants and eventually spread throughout the world.
tabla
infinity
chess
cloth
Most of the literature written during this time period was written in the ___ language.
chess
Sanskrit
cloth
crystallize
