8.5 Empires of India

Question 1

algorithm

Answer 1

a series of steps to solve a mathematical problem

Question 2

decimal system

Answer 2

a number system with ten numbers

Question 3

massacre

Answer 3

to kill many people for plunder or revenge

Question 4

mausoleum

Answer 4

a large tomb

Question 5

gupta empire

Answer 5

Peace and development of the arts led to India’s Golden Age.

Question 6

Who founded the Gupta Dynasty by uniting India’s strongest families in an alliance?

Answer 6

Chandragupta I

Question 7

4) Select THREE reasons why the Gupta Empire was India’s Golden Age.

Answer 7

Gupta doctors performed skin grafts and bone setting that was many years ahead of Europe.
Increased trade brought wealth to India.
Gupta mathematicians made advances such as adopting the decimal system and using algorithms.

Question 8

What brought about the end of the Gupta Empire?

Answer 8

The Huns invaded, breaking the empire into many small kingdoms.

Question 9

How did Islam benefit some Indians under the rule of the Sultanate of Delhi?

Answer 9

Islam provided the possibility of escaping the caste system.

Question 10

Warrior ___ created the Tamerlane Empire which valued the arts, architecture, and scholarship.

Answer 10

Timur Lenk