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