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WH - Ch 5, Lesson 3 The Mauryans And The Guptas
Test Description: Eastern Religions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Aśoka, the greatest ruler in Indian history,
A
defeated the forces of Alexander the Great.
B
drove out foreign forces and established the capital of the new Mauyan Empire at Pataliputra.
C
was also a scientist and mathematician.
D
used Buddhist ideals to guide his rule.
2) Which Indian literary work is an epic that includes riddles about the meaning of life?
A
The Cloud Messenger
B
the Vedas
C
Mahabharata
D
Ramayana
3) From whom did the Kushāns adapt the alphabet?
A
the Mauryans
B
the Persians
C
the Guptas
D
the Greeks
4) Which of the following Indian civilizations emerged as a classical civilization of lasting value?
A
the Aryans
B
the Guptas
C
the Mauryans
D
the Kushans
5) Structures built in the form of burial mounds to house a relic of the Buddha were called
A
stupas.
B
rock chambers.
C
epics.
D
Vedas.
6) Under the reign of __________, India became a major crossroads in a trade network that extended from the rim of the Pacific to Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean Sea.
A
Candra Gupta
B
Megasthenes
C
Chandragupta Maurya
D
Aśoka
7) Located between influential cultures, the Kushān Empire was shaped by contact with China, Persia, and
A
the Roman Empire.
B
East Africa.
C
Egypt.
D
Japan.
8) Which of the following religions that originated in Persia was practiced in the Kushān Empire?
A
Hinduism
B
Islam
C
Zoroastrianism
D
Buddhism
9) What key lesson of Indian society does the Bhagavad Gita contain?
A
A wife's supreme duty is loyalty to her husband.
B
Separation from one's spouse is painful.
C
In taking action, one must not worry about success or failure.
D
A ruler must be wary of assassination plots.
10) After the Arabs conquered large parts of India in the eighth century A.D., they
A
adopted the Indian numeral system.
B
helped the Kushāns develop a calendar based on the sun and moon.
C
translated the major literary works of India.
D
built rock chambers similar to those built by the Indians.
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