India Section 4

4 Written Questions

1. Small, divided states governed India before and after the Gupta Empire.
2. to change one's beliefs
3. Indian Empire founded by Chandragupta in the 300s B.C.
4. freedom from prejudice

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. building the greatest empire India had ever known
   1. Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism?
   2. What was the achievement during the rule of Asoka?
   3. Who governed India before and after the Gupta Empire?
   4. What part of India did the Guptas control?
2. northern India
   1. Who governed India before and after the Gupta Empire?
   2. Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism?
   3. What was the achievement during the rule of Asoka?
   4. What part of India did the Guptas control?
3. He used the wealth to clean forests, build roads, and improving irrigation systems for farmers.
   1. What part of India did the Guptas control?
   2. Who governed India before and after the Gupta Empire?
   3. How did Chandragupta use the Maurya Empire's wealth?
   4. Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism?

3 True/False Questions

1. Why have some historians called the Gupta period the golden age? → Historians have called the Gupta period the golden age because of India's achievements in technology, philosophy, literature, and mathematics.

   True        False

2. Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism? → to change one's beliefs

   True        False

3. What was the Maurya Empire's main source of wealth under Chandragupta's rule? → building the greatest empire India had ever known

   True        False