Questions for Timeline

1. How many years occurred between the early farming villages and the height of the Indus River Valley civilization?

2. How long did the Indus River Valley last?

3. When did the Aryans settle along the Ganges River?

4. Siddhartha Gautama died in 486BCE.  How long did he live?

5. The Persians conquered Egypt and Mesopotamia and tried to conquer Greece.  When did they conquer a part of India?

6. Alexander the Great is supposed to have met and been impressed by Chandragupta Maurya.  How many years after         Alexander left did Chandragupta become emperor?

7. How long did the Maurya dynasty last?

8. How many years are there between the end of the Maurya empire and the beginning of the Gupta empire? TRICK             QUESTION!

9. How long did the Gupta Empire last?

10. There was a long period between the end of the Gupta Empire and when the Moghuls took control.  How long was that?

11. How long did Shah Jahan rule?

12. How long did it take for India to gain its independence?

13. How many years has India been a Republic?

14. For how many centuries did Muslim rulers rule India?

15. Based on this timeline, how long has the Indian civilization been around?  Round off your answer.

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