Unit 8-Lesson 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 may people for plunder or revenge

Question 4

mausoleum

Answer 4

a larger tomb

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Gupta Empire

Question 6

Hindus who did not convert to Islam were treated as second-class citizens.

Answer 6

Sultanate of Delhi

Question 7

Hundreds of thousands died in India, Arabia, Persia, and Iraq during the creation of this empire.

Answer 7

Tamerlane’s Empire

Question 8

The last great Indian Empire was founded by invaders from north of India using elephants, horses, and
guns.

Answer 8

Mughal Empire

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What brought about the end of the Gupta Empire?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Islam provided the possibility of escaping the caste system.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Timur Lenk

Question 13

Why have many Indian communities retained traditional ways?

Answer 13

Villages were self-sustaining and rarely interacted with other people.

Question 14

Mughal ruler ___ established an empire that blended Hinduism and Buddhism while supporting the arts.

Answer 14

Babur

Question 15

The Taj Mahal, pictured here, is representative of architecture during the ___.

Answer 15

Mughal Empire