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The Gupta Empire

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India is located to the ___ of the Arabian Peninsula.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

2.

Buddhism and Hinduism both originated from...

a)

Rome

b)

Arabia

c)

India

d)

Asia

3.

A way of life that some consider a religion.

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

4.

The most popular, and preferred, religion of India is?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

5.

A perfect state of happiness for Buddhists is called?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Heaven

c)

Moksha

d)

The Buddha

6.

A perfect state of happiness for Hindu's is called?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Heaven

c)

Moksha

d)

The Buddha

7.

The idea that we are reborn after we die is called?

a)

Bodhisattva

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Reincarnation

8.

The Dynasty that ruled India 500 years before the Gupta was the...

a)

Abbasid Dynasty

b)

Maurya Dynasty

c)

Mughal Dynasty

d)

None of these!

9.

The Gupta Empire's first leader was?

a)

Chandragupta

b)

Samudra Gupta

c)

Chandra Gupta I

d)

Chandra Gupta II

10.

The Gupta Empire mainly covered?

a)

Northern India

b)

Southern India

c)

All of India

d)

None of these!

11.

The Gupta ruled their empire...

a)

Directly

b)

Indirectly

c)

Neither of these!

12.

Gupta art and literature often contained?

a)

Secular Themes

b)

Non-Secular Themes

13.

Kalidasa was a famous Indian ___.

a)

Philosopher

b)

Musician

c)

Leader

d)

Poet

14.

The Gupta used the ancient language known as...

a)

Latin

b)

Tamriel

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Greek

15.

Which board game did the Gupta invent?

a)

Checkers

b)

Monopoly

c)

Mancala

d)

Chess

16.

The story of the two frogs in the pot of milk is an example of a?

a)

Novel

b)

Poem

c)

History

d)

Fable

17.

Which mathematics-related item did the Gupta NOT invent?

a)

The concept of zero

b)

The numeral of zero

c)

Algebra

d)

The decimal system

18.

The famous Indian mathematician and astronomer that wrote a book on arithmetic, algebra, and trigonometry is?

a)

Rumi

b)

Kalidasa

c)

Aryabhata

d)

None of these!

19.

Aryabhata was the first to discover that the moon...

a)

Produces its own light

b)

Reflects the light of Earth

c)

Reflects the light of Saturn

d)

Reflects the light of the sun

20.

Ayurveda is a system of?

a)

Government

b)

Medicine

c)

Learning

d)

None of these!

21.

The science of extracting metal from ore is called?

a)

Metallurgy

b)

Chemistry

c)

Ironing

d)

Smelting