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Indian Empires and Achievements

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Chandragupta Maurya improve trade and business throughout his empire?

a)

women could be merchants

b)

created a system of weights and measures

c)

created one currency

d)

outlawed all foreign banks

2.

Indian doctors were able to care for their patients by being able to ____.

a)

set broken bones

b)

perform surgeries

c)

provide medicines

d)

use of leeches to bleed wounds

3.

Temples were covered with artwork of ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
gods
animals
nature
war scenes
4.

Indian doctors used (a)   to help prevent disease.

5.

What types of literature were popular during the Gupta period? Select all that apply.

a)

epics

b)

poems

c)

plays

d)

graphic novels

6.

Asoka's military conquests ended after he saw the carnage from what battle? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Kush
Ganges River
Kalinga
Ghat
7.

Asoka used which of the following animals in his conquest of India? Select all that apply.

a)

horses

b)

elephants

c)

tigers

d)

oxen

8.

The Maurya empire fell apart after the death of what leader?

a)

Chandra Gupta

b)

Asoka

c)

Archimedes

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

9.

Which remarkable pieces of art that were produced during the Maurya and Gupta Empires still survive to this day? Choose all that apply

a)

paintings

b)

Guitar music

c)

sculpture

d)

ballet

10.

What did early Indian astronomers believe about our solar system?

a)

the moon was another planet

b)

there were only three other planets

c)

the planets revolved around the sun

d)

the early was the center of the universe

11.

In which language did Maurya and Gupta authors write?

a)

Arabic

b)

Chinese

c)

Hindi

d)

Sanskrit

12.

Match the following

a)

Panchatantra

1.

a collection of stores that teach moral lessons

b)

Ramayana

2.

tells the story of a prince who rids the world of demons

c)

Mahabharata

3.

an epic story about two families struggling to control a kingdom

d)

Bhagavad Gita

4.

explains the existence of spirits and importance of reincarnation

13.

Which advancement in mathematics is credited to Indian mathematicians?

a)

Calculus

b)

geometry

c)

use of the number zero

d)

first to use negative numbers

14.

Why did early Indian blacksmiths create alloys of two or more metals?

a)

Alloys were often stronger than one metal alone

b)

Alloys were less expensive to produce than one metal alone

c)

Alloys created taller building than the use of only one metal

d)

Alloys could be made into swords whereas one metal could not.

15.

How did the Gupta Empire end?

a)

Hun armies invaded the country

b)

Farmers rebelled in protest to the caste system

c)

Disease spread throughout the country

d)

Monsoon rains failed to bring enough rain to the subcontinent

16.

Which development ended Maurya warfare throughout India under Asoka's rule?

a)

death of his son

b)

spread of the plague

c)

conversion to Buddhism

d)

marriage to a Hindu princess

17.

Which of the following groups were part of the Maurya caste system. Select all that apply.

a)

artisans

b)

doctors

c)

farmers

d)

lawyers

e)

soldiers

18.

What religion spread throughout India during the Gupta Empire to become the major religion of India?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism