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1
Which achievement of the Gupta Empire most encouraged long-distance trade?
large schools
well-built roads
large monasteries
astronomy
2
How did people in Gupta Empire learn the skills: questions patients, stitch up wounds
by journeying abroad with a merchant
by making a palm leaf book
by studying medicine at a university
by praying to the deity of doctors
3
Which sentence correctly describes the level of technology in the Gupta Empire?
They used copper but did not yet know how to make bronze.
They had skill in working with iron.
They made bronze but did not yet know how to work iron.
They did not yet know how to work copper.
4
Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the
Indus River valley
Western Ghats
Ganges River Valley
Deccan Plateau
5
Which of these finds by an archaeologist would be evidence of a golden age?
fine sculptures
animal skeletons
walled cities
metal weapons
6
The images of Gupta kings on coins show that the empire had people who were skilled in
planning building
working with metal
writing literature
conducting warfare
7
Who were the Aryans?
a nomadic people who moved into India
the original tribes of southern India
a group of scribes who recorded Indian teachings
the highest caste in Indian society
8
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
prevention of earthquakes
protection from enemies
Roads for trade routes
consistent water supply
9
Which factors in the Gupta Empire most helped the growth of learning?
power and conquest
change and rebellion
peace and stability
poverty and hunger
10
Why were Untouchables excluded from other Indians?
They shared all their goods
They had to eat a special diet
They did work others considered lowly
They wanted to stay pure
11
Which of the following groups of people made it possible to construct complex buildings?
historian
astrologers
monks
mathematicians
12
India is called a
plateau
an isthmus
a subcontinent
an ecosystem
13
What was an important use for the materials stone, wood, bronze, terra-cotta clay in the Gupta?
cooking pots
wheeled carts
sculptures
weapons
14
Part of Mohenjodaro was raised & surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city?
It had rich people who owned the best homes
It had religious leaders who lived seperately
It had traders who stayed near the roads
It had enemies who might attack the residents
15
In what important way did Ashoka spread Buddhist teachings?
He required conquered people to convert
he had peasants taught how to read and write
he made speeches in many places around the empire
He had edicts carved into pillars and walls
16
Which parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the Hindu Kush
plains along the Ganges
Himalaya Mountains
Deccan Plateau
17
In which of these years was Mohenjodaro an active settlement?
8000 B.C.E., while people were discovering how to farm
600 B.C.E., Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled Mesopotamia
1000 B.C.E., while King David was ruling over Israel
2550 B.C.E. while the Great Pyramid was being built in Egypt
18
The famous ancient paintings in a Buddhist monastery at Ajanta were painted on the
ceilings of a temple
covers of a book
robes of monks
walls of caves
19
Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
beside the rivers
in the mountains
near the desert
on the plateau
20
Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of the time?
sewer system
brick homes
high wall
dirt road
21
Which of these would you not consider an achievement under Chandragupta Maurya's rule?
He used torture and spies to make people obey
He made sure farmers had water for their crops
he built a royal road more than one thousand miles long
He created a strong central governtmet
22
What was the main achievement of the Maurya family?
to improve the lives of peasants
to build famous temples
to impose Buddhism
to unify India
23
What happened on the Indian subcontinent in the time period b/t the Mauryan and Gupta Empires?
It went through a golden age
It experienced a great famine
It was filled with small kingdoms
It was conquered by the Sumerians
24
Which feature of modern arithmetic came from ancient india by way of the Arabs?
zero
subtracting
counting
addition
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Why were wells constructed along trade routes?
so travelers could cook and drink
so merchants could pay for water
So deities would be pleased
so roads would not get muddy
