G7 Ch 4 India Pretest

Chandra Gupta succeeded in __________.

• uniting many kingdoms into a new empire

• defeating Alexander the Great

• founding Buddhism

• bringing Islam to India

Chandra Gupta’s son conquered all of northern India from the __________ mountain ranges to the __________ River.

• Himalaya, Ganges

• Hindu Kush, Ganges

• Himalaya, Indus

• Hindu Kush, Indus

Scientists and mathematicians of the Gupta Era __________. Select ALL that apply.

• invented the symbols for zero through nine that we use today

• created advanced metalworking techniques

• used algebra in scientific exploration

• invented chemistry

The two main religions practiced in India during the Gupta era were __________.

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Hinduism and Christianity

• Christianity and Islam

• Islam and Buddhism

The literary language of India at this time was __________.

• Sanskrit

• Persian

• Arabic

• Aramaic

What important game that we play today was invented in India during this time?

• Checkers

• Chess

• Backgammon

• Monopoly

Religious singer-poets expressed the __________, or devotion, of people to a Deity of their choosing.

Why did the songs of the Bhakti poets become popular with the common people of India?

• They were dedicated to Krishna.

• They used the everyday languages.

• They promoted a social revolution.

• They could only be sung while on a pilgrimage to a holy site.

Buddhism spread from India to __________.

• Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and China
• Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa
• the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia
• Southeast Asia, China, and Australia

The Buddhist term nirvana means __________.

• happiness

• victory

• justice

• enlightenment