WorksheetsAncient India: History
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which came first?
Gupta Empire
Indus Valley Civilization
Mauryan Empire
Which came second?
Gupta Empire
Indus Valley Civilization
Mauryan Empire
Which came last?
Gupta Empire
Indus Valley Civilization
Mauryan Empire
According to your map from Monday, where were the territories of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?
Mauryan in the east and Gupta in the west
They overlapped
Mauryan in the north and Gupta in the south
They weren't around at the same time
Before the start of the Mauryan empire, who were the two invaders of ancient India?
Guptas
Alexander the Great
The Greeks
The Persians
Who was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty?
Siddhartha Gautama
Mahatma Gandhi
Brahmaputra Ganges
Chandragupta Maurya
According to the map on p. 210, the Mauryan's capital city of Pataliputra was located in the _______.
North
South
East
West
According to the map on p. 210, the Mauryan capital of Pataliputra was located on the ________ River.
Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra
While Chandragupta founded the Mauryan dynasty, many historians think _________ was the empire's greatest king.
Gandhi
Buddha
Asoka
Maurya
Asoka was the first great _______ king, and he dedicated his life to peace and caring for others.
Christian
Buddhist
Hindu
Muslim
______ are Buddhist shrines that have the shape of a dome or mound.
Vedas
Stupas
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Along with a strong ruler, the Mauryan empire had a great _____ system that made the empire the center of a huge trade network.
Road
Boat
Port
Plane
What caused the Mauryan empire's fall?
Invasion
Famine
Weak kings
Drought
The Gupta empire mostly occupied __________ India.
northern
southern
eastern
western
What was the Gupta empire's big advantage over the Mauryan empire?
More resources for trade
A smaller area to rule
An easy-to-learn language
Kinder kings
The religion of the Guptas was ________.
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Two sacred texts that came along after the Vedas were the ________ and ____________.
Mahabharata
Karma
Brahmaputra
Ramayana
_________ was an important writer from the Gupta period. He wrote plays, poems, love stories, and comedies.
Kielbasa
Mahatma
Upanishad
Kalidasa
What type of math did the ancient Indians invent?
Statistics
Algebra
Geometry
Calculus
Ancient Indian mathematicians developed the idea of ______ and the concept of _______.
Calculus
Circles
Zero
Infinity
Indian number symbols eventually replaced ______ numerals, and we still use these symbols today.
Greek
Roman
Persian
Egyptian
Ancient Indians developed the field of science known as ________, which studies the movements of planets and stars.
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Considering the time, the field of _______ in ancient India was very advanced compared to other ancient civilizations.
Cosmetology
Democracy
Communication
Medicine
