Why is the age of the Gupta known as a “Golden Age” in India?

a lot of new ideas and innovations were produced in various fields

Where could a citizen in the Mauryan Empire find Ashoka’s law code?

Put in stone in nearly every town

What happened as Buddhism spread from India to China?

The way Buddhism was practiced changed

The Silk Road Contributed to the spread of all of the following EXCEPT

Slaves from Africa to the Americas

Which of these is true about BOTH the Buddhist and Hindu religions?

They both believe in Reincarnation

How did Ashoka feel about having other religions in his empire?

He was happy to have them and believed that his people benefited

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1
Who is the main God in the Buddhist religion?
Krishna
None of the above
Jesus
Buddha
2
Which of these empires ruled during the “Golden Age” in India?
The Hindu
The Indus
The Mauryan
The Gupta
3
Buddhism was founded in ________ but became the majority religion in __________
The Middle East, India
India, The Middle East
China, India
India, China
4
Who can be found at the bottom of the Indian Caste system?
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Untouchables
5
Why do some people consider Buddhism to be a philosophy rather than a religion?
Because their Gods were borrowed from Hinduism
Because it involves meditation
Because the Buddha referred to it as a philosophy
Because it features no Gods
6
Which of these do Buddhists NOT believe they need to do in order to achieve Enlightenment?
Pray to the Buddha
Accept the Four Noble Truths
Follow the Eightfold Path
Meditate
7
Why is the age of the Gupta known as a “Golden Age” in India?
The age was named after the gold statues of the Buddha that the Gupta made
Large gold deposits were found in Northern India
a lot of new ideas and innovations were produced in various fields
This was the name that Chandragupta II gave to his dynasty
8
Who can be found at the top of the Indian Caste system?
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Untouchables
Vaishyas
9
How would a buddhist describe life?
Suffering
Fun
Wonderful
Smelly
10
Where could a citizen in the Mauryan Empire find Ashoka’s law code?
In a book at the local library
Memorized by the local law enforcement
Put in stone in nearly every town
Written down at the Imperial Palace
11
What happened as Buddhism spread from India to China?
Buddha began to be celebrated as a God
It lost many followers in India
The Chinese emperor prevented its spread
The way Buddhism was practiced changed
12
Which major trade network contributed to the spread of Buddhism to China?
The Traingle Trade
The Columbian Exchange
The Silk Roads
The Missionary Trade
13
During the Gupta Empire, this advancement in math was made.
The use of negative numbers
The use of decimal points
All of the above
An approximation of pi
14
The Caste system is supported by which of these faiths?
Buddhism
Paganism
Christianity
Hinduism
15
Which of these Indian leaders contributed the most to the spread of Buddhism?
Ashoka
Chandragupta II
Gandhi
Droupadi Murmu
16
How did Ashoka expand his empire prior to converting to Buddhism?
Made deals with local warlords to gain the land in exchange for protection
War and conquest
He won all of the land in a high stakes game of poker
Buying up the land with his immense wealth
17
The Silk Road Contributed to the spread of all of the following EXCEPT
Buddhism to China
Slaves from Africa to the Americas
Roman Glass to China
Chinese Silk to Rome
18
How many gods can be found in the Hindu pantheon?
1
About 10,000
13
None
19
What was Ashoka’s new law code based on Buddhist teachings called?
Hammurabi’s Code
Common Law
Rock and Pillar Edicts
The Windsor Student Handbook
20
Which of these is true about BOTH the Buddhist and Hindu religions?
They were both created by Siddartha Guatama
Neither are still practiced today
They both believe in many Gods
They both believe in Reincarnation
21
How did Ashoka feel about having other religions in his empire?
He put all non-buddhists to death
He was happy to have them and believed that his people benefited
He was friendly to all religions other than Hinduism
He banned other religions in India

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