Indian Achievements

The study of the stars and planets

• alloy
• astronomy
• astrology
• geology

What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• sanskrit
• calligraphy

The ancient Indians were the first people to create the mathematical concept of zero.

• true
• false

Gupta’s most important contribution to the field of medicine is

• plastic surgery

• antibiotics

• artificial limbs

Gupta Empire astronomers figured out that the __________________ was round 

• Earth
• sun
• moon
• sky

Which empire is described as the Golden Age of classical Indian culture?

• Gupta Empire

• Harappa Empire

• Mauryan Empire

The Indian invention of _________ around A.D. 500 had a great impact on the study of mathematics and science.

• geometry
• zero
• plastic surgery
• algorithms

The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty

• Sanskrit
• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Hindu-Arabic

Injecting people with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease

• alloy
• astronomy
• inoculation
• metallurgy

The ancient Indians were masters of __________, the science of working with metals.

• metallurgy
• mosaics
• dharma
• alloy