1. The Gupta Dynasty
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2. The Gupta Dynasty The Gupta Empire is the ancient Indian
empire that existed
from A.D. 320 to
about 540 in northern India.
It is also called the
Golden Age of India
because of its
prosperous invention and discoveries.

3. Thesis Statement
Gupta Empire culture had its own indigenous characteristics. All political, economical,
religious, social, intellectual, and artistic parts played essential role in the Empire, but
intellectual an artistic were most significant
cultural elements of Gupta Empire.

4. Power
How power is distributed and how decisions are made.

5. Since its culture was heavily influenced by religion, the Gupta leaders considered social status very important. Thus, they took a step toward stable development by setting a strong central government.

6. 500 years after the Maurya Empire collapsed, the Gupta Empire ruled over region for 220 years, which brought the Golden Age in the India, and yielded its power over India to next rulers who won the war.

7. Merchants and artisans could practice their political power by electing city governors. Both the central government and villages shared their power in order to rule the people efficiently.

8. Economic
The making and distributing of money and wealth

9. In the Gupta Empire, farming and trade flourished, so farmers ,merchants, and artisans were common jobs.

10. Villages mostly used domestic goods, but people also exported goods such as cotton cloth, pottery and metal ware to East Africa, Southwest Asia, and Southeast Asia for such goods as salt, spices, and manufactured goods.

11. Agriculture flourished in Gupta Empire; landlords let farmers use their lands and receive some parts of harvest. Framers usually harvested wheat, rice, and sugar cane.

12. Religion
How a society describes the supernatural

13. In Gupta Empire, religion even affected the education
In Gupta Empire, religion even affected the education. Students went to religious schools, so they were exposed to religions from when they were young.

14. Caste system, which is social leveling system of Hinduism, and dowry are examples of how religion influenced in their society, and built many aspects of Gupta people’s lives.

15. Primarily, Hinduism and Buddhism were dominant religions in the Gupta Empire, so the rituals were highly developed, and people considered those rituals to be very important. Gupta people favored Hinduism at first, but later they started to support Buddhism and Jainism.

16. Social
How individuals in a society interact with each other

17. Family affairs usually focused on men
Family affairs usually focused on men. For example, the eldest man was the head of joint family, and enjoyed the authority.

18. People were gathered in the Gupta court to watch the performances, weddings, relatives’ houses, market places. They also assembled to interact with each other at village council.

19. In India, education flourished during the Gupta period; their mathematics and science developed a lot.

20. Intellectual
How a society tends to solve problems

21. People in the Gupta Empire recorded rules and laws, where as they did not write down current events because they considered current events less important than rules and laws.

22. Mathematicians of Gupta Empire created the concept of zero, started using Arabian numbers, and developed the decimal system, which we still use today.

23. In Gupta Empire, doctors first started to inject vaccines to prevent people from getting diseases such as smallpox, set bones, and deliver surgery. These facts prove that the Gupta people’s technology was highly developed.

24. Artistic
What a society sees as beautiful, how it defines beauty and how it entertains itself

25. Their literature was developed; people liked telling stories such as folk tales to other people, and they also recorded those content.

26. Religion highly affected the Gupta art such forms as dancing, paintings, sculpture, and music. The Gupta art later spread to other parts of Asia, introducing Gupta Empire to other cultures.

27. A lot of Gupta architects dedicated their lives to build some Buddhist shrines, and Hindu
stone temples to respect their gods.

28. Summary Among other PERSIA elements, Intellectual
and Art are the most important elements of
the Gupta Empire.
Extraordinarily well-developed technology and prudent and delicate art reflect Gupta people’s high-quality lives.

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