WorksheetsIndia After the Fall of the Gupta
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who battled for control of India after the Gupta Empire fell?
The Indians and The Mongols
The Hindus and The Muslims
Rival Indian Princes
The Mongols and The Muslims
Which dynasty ruled India for almost 400 years after the fall of the Gupta Empire?
The Maurya Dynasty
The Chola Dynasty
The Umayyad Dynasty
None of these!
What does the word "maritime" mean?
Land-related
Mountain-related
Valley-related
Sea-related
Which group defeated the Hindu armies of Northern India and established Muslim rule there?
The Turks
The Arabs
The Mongols
The Persians
What city did the Turks make the capital of their sultanate?
Baghdad
Istanbul
Damascus
Delhi
Who took India away from the Turk's and established a new empire?
The Mongols
The Arabs
The Hindu
The Chinese
What was the new Mongol Empire in India called?
The Abbasid Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Mughal Empire
The Hindu Empire
Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?
Abu Bakr
Babur
Rumi
Ibn Sina
What faith did the Mongols follow at the time?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
How did the Bhakti movement spread through India?
Conquering new lands
Tamil Poetry
A change in leadership
The Muslims
Which of the following did the Bhakti movement NOT stress?
Personal devotion to god
Males & Females equal
Pray five times per day
Limited power for religious figures
Siddhartha Gautama was always seen as a god in Buddhism.
True
False
How did the concept of nirvana change over time?
From a state of perfect happiness to heaven
From heaven to a state of perfect happiness
Both of these!
Neither of these!
What is a Bodhisattva?
A god
Someone who didn't reach nirvana before death
Someone who reached nirvana and was born again without purpose
Someone who reached nirvana and was born again to help others reach nirvana
What did the Muslim Turks do to Buddhists?
Destroyed their monasteries
Allowed them to practice their faith
Forced them to convert to Islam
None of these!
Which group rebelled against the Muslims?
The Buddhists
The Christians
The Hindi
None of these!
Which faith was allowed to be practiced if you paid a tax?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
What is Urdu?
A new type of weapon
A new religion
A new style of dance
A new language
What is Sikhism?
A new type of weapon
A new religion
A new type of dance
A new language
Sikhs are...
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Sikhs believe in the concept of?
Dharma
The Buddha
Nirvana
Reincarnation
Who founded Sikhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Abu Bakr
Guru Granth Sahib
The Guru Nanak
The Sikh holy book is called?
Tripitaka
Vedas
Guru Granth Sahib
Upanishads
