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India After the Fall of the Gupta

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who battled for control of India after the Gupta Empire fell?

a)

The Indians and The Mongols

b)

The Hindus and The Muslims

c)

Rival Indian Princes

d)

The Mongols and The Muslims

2.

Which dynasty ruled India for almost 400 years after the fall of the Gupta Empire?

a)

The Maurya Dynasty

b)

The Chola Dynasty

c)

The Umayyad Dynasty

d)

None of these!

3.

What does the word "maritime" mean?

a)

Land-related

b)

Mountain-related

c)

Valley-related

d)

Sea-related

4.

Which group defeated the Hindu armies of Northern India and established Muslim rule there?

a)

The Turks

b)

The Arabs

c)

The Mongols

d)

The Persians

5.

What city did the Turks make the capital of their sultanate?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Istanbul

c)

Damascus

d)

Delhi

6.

Who took India away from the Turk's and established a new empire?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Arabs

c)

The Hindu

d)

The Chinese

7.

What was the new Mongol Empire in India called?

a)

The Abbasid Empire

b)

The Safavid Empire

c)

The Mughal Empire

d)

The Hindu Empire

8.

Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Babur

c)

Rumi

d)

Ibn Sina

9.

What faith did the Mongols follow at the time?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

10.

How did the Bhakti movement spread through India?

a)

Conquering new lands

b)

Tamil Poetry

c)

A change in leadership

d)

The Muslims

11.

Which of the following did the Bhakti movement NOT stress?

a)

Personal devotion to god

b)

Males & Females equal

c)

Pray five times per day

d)

Limited power for religious figures

12.

Siddhartha Gautama was always seen as a god in Buddhism.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How did the concept of nirvana change over time?

a)

From a state of perfect happiness to heaven

b)

From heaven to a state of perfect happiness

c)

Both of these!

d)

Neither of these!

14.

What is a Bodhisattva?

a)

A god

b)

Someone who didn't reach nirvana before death

c)

Someone who reached nirvana and was born again without purpose

d)

Someone who reached nirvana and was born again to help others reach nirvana

15.

What did the Muslim Turks do to Buddhists?

a)

Destroyed their monasteries

b)

Allowed them to practice their faith

c)

Forced them to convert to Islam

d)

None of these!

16.

Which group rebelled against the Muslims?

a)

The Buddhists

b)

The Christians

c)

The Hindi

d)

None of these!

17.

Which faith was allowed to be practiced if you paid a tax?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

18.

What is Urdu?

a)

A new type of weapon

b)

A new religion

c)

A new style of dance

d)

A new language

19.

What is Sikhism?

a)

A new type of weapon

b)

A new religion

c)

A new type of dance

d)

A new language

20.

Sikhs are...

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

21.

Sikhs believe in the concept of?

a)

Dharma

b)

The Buddha

c)

Nirvana

d)

Reincarnation

22.

Who founded Sikhism?

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Guru Granth Sahib

d)

The Guru Nanak

23.

The Sikh holy book is called?

a)

Tripitaka

b)

Vedas

c)

Guru Granth Sahib

d)

Upanishads