The Gupta Dynasty Julie Jiny Sunny

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.

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.

Power How power is distributed and how decisions are made.

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.

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.

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.

Economic The making and distributing of money and wealth

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

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.

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.

Religion How a society describes the supernatural

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.

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.

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.

Social How individuals in a society interact with each other

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.

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.

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

Intellectual How a society tends to solve problems

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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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