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What happened on the Indian subcontinent in the time period between the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
it was filled with small kingdoms
It experienced a great famine.
It was conquered by the Sumerians.
How did the first Gupta ruler form alliances with other rulers?
by killing them in battle
by giving them land
by arranging marriages
How was the Gupta Empire different from the Mauryan Empire?
It was made up of five kingdoms.
It got rid of the caste system.
It gave local areas a lot of independence.
Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
poverty and hunger
power and conquest
peace and stability
Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?
animal skeletons
fine sculptures
walled cities
The images of Gupta kings on coins show that the empire had people who were skilled in
planning buildings.
conducting warfare.
working with metal.
How did individuals in the Gupta Empire learn the skills listed here? • question patients• make cures from bark and roots• stitch up wounds
by praying to the deity of doctors
by studying medicine at a university
by journeying abroad with a merchant
Which is the best title for the list here? • Puranas • Mahabharata • Bhagavad Gita
Hindu Sculptures
Buddhist Folklore
Sanskrit Literature
The famous ancient paintings in a Buddhist monastery at Ajanta were painted on the
ceilings of a temple.
robes of monks.
walls of caves.
In the Gupta Empire, what was an important use for all the following materials? • stone • wood • bronze • terra-cotta clay
weapons
sculptures
wheeled carts
Which sentence correctly describes the level of technology in the Gupta Empire?
They had skill in working with iron.
They used copper but did not yet know how to make bronze.
They did not yet know how to work copper.
Which feature of modern arithmetic (math) came from ancient India by way of the Arabs?
zero
addition
subtraction
Which of the following groups of people made it possible to construct complex buildings like this one?
astrologers
mathematicians
historians
Which achievement of the Gupta Empire most encouraged long-distance trade?
well-built roads
large monasteries
large schools
Why were wells constructed along trade routes?
so travelers could cook and drink
so roads would not get muddy
so merchants could pay for water
