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