Ancient India Inventions

Shrines were built to house the remains of holy

• temples

• Buddhists

• murals

• coins

In astronomy, a solar year was ______ days long.

• 230

• 789

• 365

• 478

What ancient India game requires a great deal of skill and intelligence?

• checkers

• chess

• sanskrit

• mathematics

Why were roads built?

• to provide comfort

• to provide safety

• to encourage trade

• for protection from enemies

What was displayed on their coins?

• animals

• their rulers

• rivers

• achievements of the Gupta people

How were coins used?

• to throw into the river for good luck

• to show off their acheivements

• to show their math skills

• trading with foreign markets

How did sculptors portray the human body?

• distorted

• gracefully

• disjointed

• ugly

How do statues show Buddha himself?

• calm and serene

• angry

• confused

• sad

What did their murals highlight?

• hunger and loss

• sadness

• wealth and prosperity

• math

What was the language of the Ancient Indian people?

• Indian

• English

• Spanish

• Sanskrit