THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE GUPTAS You will need 4-I note sheet
I. GEOGRAPHY india1.gif/ /368x345/history-of-india1.gif
I. GEOGRAPHY india1.gif/ /368x345/history-of-india1.gif A. Mountains protected civilization from invaders: Hindu Kush and Himalaya Mts.
I. GEOGRAPHY india1.gif/ /368x345/history-of-india1.gif B. Indus & Ganges Rivers provided water and fertile land
A. Strong, efficient, centralized government, however, gave power to local leaders B.Strong government lead to such peace and prosperity that people could focus on more than just survival. This period of great cultural achievement is called a Golden Age. II. POLITICAL: 320 TO 500 C.E.
III. INTELLECTUAL A. Mathematics 1. zero as a placeholder 2. decimal system
A.Mathematics 3. eventually their way of writing numbers spread to the western world and replaced Roman Numerals III. INTELLECTUAL lXeBawLTY8/s1600/Roman+Numeral+Conversion.jpg
III. INTELLECTUAL B. Medicine 1. Set bones 2.Repair facial injuries 3.Smallpox vaccine
IV. RELIGION A. Hinduism brought order to society within society content/uploads/2011/05/enlight-vishnu1.jpg
V. ARTISTIC A. Plays and literature 1.Fables and folk tales were written in Sanskrit 2.Spread to Persia, Egypt, and Greece.
VI. TECHNOLOGICAL A.Architecture 1. Hindu temples
VI. TECHNOLOGICAL A.Architecture 2. Buddhist stupas -- shrines that contain remains of holy people e-15-c-e.jpg
VII. ECONOMIC A. Golden Age = prosperity
VIII. SOCIAL A. Caste System 1.Number of castes increased as occupations increased 2. No social mobility: movement between social classes
VIII. SOCIAL A.Caste System B.Patriarchal Society: oldest male is the head of the household