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WorksheetsEarly Indian Empires
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
__________________ was a strong ruler, the strongest of all the Mauryan emperors.
a)
Siddhartha Gautama
b)
Asoka
c)
Candra Gupta II
d)
Hun
2.
Rulers of the Gupta dynasty were supportive of the Hindu __________________ system of social order
a)
missionary
b)
social
c)
caste
d)
political
3.
What is the name of the dynasty that reunited India and revived Hindu traditions?
a)
Gupta
b)
Asoka
c)
Mauryan
d)
Buddha
4.
Gupta Empire astronomers figured out that the __________________ was round
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
moon
d)
sky
5.
Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?
a)
Gupta Empire
b)
Harappa Empire
c)
Indo-Aryan Empire
d)
Mauryan Empire
6.
How did Asoka treat other religions in the Mauryan Empire?
a)
He punished people who practice Hinduism.
b)
Asoka only allowed people to practice Buddhism and Hinduism.
c)
Asoka forced all of the people to practice Hinduism.
d)
He wanted all religions to be honored and respected.
7.
Which religion did Asoka convert to?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
8.
The Indian invention of _________ around A.D. 500 had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science.
a)
geometry
b)
zero
c)
plastic surgery
d)
algorithms
9.
Chandragupta divided the empire....
a)
into districts
b)
among his children
c)
into equal pieces
d)
into counties
10.
India was the home of which empires?
a)
Tang and Song
b)
Mauryan and Gupta
c)
Roman and Byzantine
d)
Mongol and Russian
11.
This military leader founded the Mauryan Empire
a)
Candra Gupta I
b)
Candragupta Maurya
c)
Asoka
12.
The first emperor of the Gupta dynasty
a)
Candragupta Maurya
b)
Candra Gupta I
c)
Samudra Gupta
13.
The Gupta rulers practiced this religion so it became more popular during their reign
a)
Hinduism
b)
Jainism
c)
Buddhism
14.
Gupta society reached its height under this ruler
a)
Candra Gupta I
b)
Candra Gupta II
c)
Asoka
15.
What is the most famous passage of the Mahabharata?
a)
Bhagavad Gita
b)
Panchatantra
c)
Ramayana
16.
The ancient Indian metalworkers made their strongest products out of what alloy?
a)
iron
b)
bronze
c)
steel
17.
The ancient Indians were the first people to create the mathematical concept of zero.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
The ancient Indians invented inoculation and many people today still get vaccines.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Which Indian military officer conquered northern India in 321 BCE to finally unify the Indian kingdoms?
a)
Samudra Gupta
b)
Chandra Gupta II
c)
Ashoka
d)
Chandra Gupta Maurya
20.
What was one of Chandra Gupta Maurya's major achievements?
a)
an efficient postal system
b)
defeating Buddhist rebels
c)
repelling a Chinese invasion force
d)
building many new Hindu temples
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