Gupta Empire

2. A person who combined mathematics and astronomy to make important discoveries
4. The most famous university was the Buddhist school at
7. another of the several achievements of the empire
8. A system of writing that developed by Arabs in India and eventually spread throughout Europe
10. The greatest ancient Indian paintings are those known as
11. another of the several achievements of the empire
13. Painting was an important art form and part of life for these families
16. The empire was divided into these large independent sections that were each ruled by a royal governor
17. Means “Song of the Lord”
19. The Gupta empire was the first to use this number, and many calculations were impossible without it
20. Signs along the trade routes told people the ___________ between destinations
21. one of the several achievements of the empire

1. These were built along the trade routes so that travelers could rest on their journeys
3. A poem that was composed over hundreds of years
5. Doctors learned how to use the front of ________claws to stitch up wounds
6. Collections of Hindu legends that taught the lessons of the Vedas, or Hindu texts, through tales of sages and kings
9. First ruler of the Gupta Empire
12. The schools were open primarily to males however the daughters of ________ were allowed to attend
14. The trade routes built in the Gupta Empire connected India to this modern day country
15. The colors red, purple, and green dyes made from minerals and clay were commonly used in
18. Time of prosperity and achievement