South Asia Test

After 500 years of disunity, in 320 A.D, who became king of upper Ganges

Chandra Gupta

When and where was the start of a Golden age

Gupta empire (320 - 467)

Who was known as the poet king, extended kingdom

Samundra Gupta

Who extended the empire across northern India from sea to sea

Chandra Gupta II

What were the written records - mostly oral accounts called?

Itihas

Where were most written records from

Chinese Buddhist Monks

Who wrote about free hospitals and being able to travel safely throughout the empire.

Fa Hsien

What was the name of the famous university that scholars made many advancements

Nalaland

Was what the type of Inoculation advancement

Cowpox injections

What were the types of Surgery advancements

Sterilization, setting broken bones, and plastic surgery

What were the advancements in math

Created a number system based on ten, the concept of zero, and a symbol for infinity

What was the greatest literature of the times

Dramas

Who wrote the drama Shakuntala

Kalidasa

What was the key to drama

emotions

What were the eight pure emotions known as

Rasa

During the 400s A.D. what group from central Asia went on to attack

Huns

Who came into the subcontinent and caused the Gupta empire to collapse

Huns

What empire was gone by the 600 A.D.

Gupta Empire

Other war-like tribes come into the subcontinent and established small kingdoms - who were they

Rajputs

By 800 A.D. who set up mall kingdoms in northern Inida

Rajputs

Who converted to Hinduism - part of ruler/warrior caste (Kshatriyas)

Rajputs

What were the customs called that were included for wives

Suttee

There are three Hindu Gods of major importance for the Rajputs - what is the major belif

Hinduism