1. ANCIENT INDIA Study Guide Questions and REVIEW Have a friend or someone at home QUIZ you! Write DOWN this IMPORTANT Information and STUDY!

3. -3 Important Main Mathematical advances/achievements during the Gupta Empire [Classical Age] are: the concept of zero Hindu-Arabic numerals the decimal system -Literature that was widely read during the Classical Age was mainly poetry, fables, and fairy tales or folk tales. - The Indian astronomer, Aryabhatta, claimed that, “the Earth rotates on its own axis and as a result night and day are created.” His belief that the Earth was round helped forward the study of astronomy. The prince born Siddhartha Gautama [later called Buddha] founded Buddhism and moved away from the Hindu Caste system. A Famous example of Classical Age Indian ‘metallurgy’ [bronze & copper] is the Iron Pillar of Delphi. The 1 st Indian Empire was the Maurya Empire from 300 B.C. Seasonal wind patterns called Monsoons bring rain to India during the summer months.