1. Gupta Empire

2. The Gupta Empire brought peace and stability to the area of the world that is now India.
The Gupta Empire saw Indian culture and the Hindu Religion grow and expand.

3. We get the first written records from INDIA from the Gupta Empire
We get the first written records from INDIA from the Gupta Empire. (Remember, we could not read the language from Indus Valley).

4. The Gupta Empire expanded (grew) by conquering other civilizations and through marriage.
Most Indian families were headed by the eldest male (patriarchal).

5. Most people in the Gupta Empire were farmers.
Families worked together to farm, and a portion of all crops/money went to the king.
Because the royal family was Hindu, Hinduism grew in this part of the world.

6. Because cows were sacred in Hinduism, many people in the Gupta Empire did NOT eat red meat. (VEGITARIANS)

7. In the end, descendents of the Huns invaded and took over the Gupta Empire.