Chapter 9 Lesson 3

Samudra was a great military leader, a patron of literature and arts, what did India enter during his ruling?

Gupta rulers practiced Hindu & donated money to support scholars and build temples

Chandra Gupta 1 (same first name as first ruler), ruled for how long, and who did he choose to take over after him?

The last Mauryan king was murdered by one of his own generals, and the empire split into many small kingdoms

During the Gupta era, what did doctors achieve?

What tool did doctors use for dental problems?

They believed in healing the cause of the disease, not just treat the disease

What happens in the Bhagavad Gita, "song of the lord"?

What changes does Ashoka make when he makes this promise?

What does Ramayana tell the story of?

How did Ashoka treat the Hindu people?

What did doctors use to cure illness?

Ashoka was the first ruler to Promote Buddhism, he sent teachers to spread the religion in India and Asia

The Mahabharata religious epic is the longest poem in any written language with 90,000 verses

He was the first ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, what was one of his major accomplishments?

Why did much of early India’s art not survive?

What would not be possible without the concept of zero?

Chandra Gupta Maurya built a strong army to defend India and unified the region

Why did the Mauryan Empire decline after Ashoka’s death?

Under Chandra’s grandson Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire reached its glory

Aryabhata was one of the first scientist to have used algebra, what did Indian mathematicians explain?

A struggle for control of an Indian kingdom, its stories about Hindu heroes influenced them then and now

Chandra army was powerful & crushed resistance, he had spies making sure he had no disloyal men, how was he cautious?

What happened after Ashoka looked at one of his many battles and saw the dead and wounded soldiers?

After fighting for 500 years, what dynasty comes to power?

Scientists during the Gupta period were advanced in metalworking, what was one of their most impressive constructions?

Indian astronomers mapped out the movements of planets and stars and proposed what?

What were people called pilgrims?

After Persia conquers the Indus Valley, who takes over and why do they leave?

A Doctor named Shushruta replaced noses in an early stage of plastic surgery

Stupas are?