I. Early Years
A. The Gupta Empire is thought to have started as a rich family from either the Magadha or Prayaga family.
B. In the late third century, this family had risen in importance until they could claim the crown Magadha.
C. The first king in the Gupta dynasty was Chandragupta I, who is credited for founding the Gupta dynasty.
D. The next king in the Dynasty was Samudra, son of Chandragupta I.
II. Significant Events
A. The Gupta Empire encouraged the arts. For example, Gupta authors would write manuscripts in Sanskrit, and sculptors would create masterpieces depicting events happening in religion.
B. The Guptas had built monasteries, homes for monks, and universities and other schools.
C. Guptas encouraged learning in sciences as well. Students would learn about practices of medicine and surgery.
D. The Gupta family wanted the empire to be skilled at not only art and sciences, but also mathematics. A Gupta mathematician named Aryabhata combined mathematics and astronomy to figure out how long a year was.
III. Personal Attributes
A. The Gupta family was intelligent because they wanted their empire to thrive by teachings of arts, sciences, and math.
B. The Gupta family was devoted to education because they and built monasteries (homes for monks) and universities.
C. The Gupta family was full of peaceful people because their main focus wasn’t warfare and militia; it was the Arts, sciences, and mathematics.
D. The Gupta was probably very happy because the time they ruled India was called a “golden age.”
IV. Contributions to History
A. Under the Gupta Empire’s rule the story Aladdin was created.
B. Under the rule of the Guptas, Aryabhata combined astronomy and mathematics to calculate the length of a year is in days, and an estimate size of Earth.
C. The beginning of architecture began in the Gupta Empire. The ancient Indians would combine geography with mathematics to create temples and other buildings.
D. Students in universities would learn Hindu philosophy, medicine, grammar, logic, and medicine.
V. My Impressions
A. India was a peaceful place to leave under the rule of the Guptas due to the focus on mathematics, the Arts and sciences.
B. The Guptas had changed the lifestyle for monks: Monks were previously nomadic, but the Guptas built homes for them called monasteries.
C. The Gupta’s Empire must have had imaginative authors because their folklore was very creative (example is Aladdin)
D. Because the focus on art was large, the art must have been very pretty, and time consuming.
A. The Gupta Empire is thought to have started as a rich family from either the Magadha or Prayaga family.
B. In the late third century, this family had risen in importance until they could claim the crown Magadha.
C. The first king in the Gupta dynasty was Chandragupta I, who is credited for founding the Gupta dynasty.
D. The next king in the Dynasty was Samudra, son of Chandragupta I.
II. Significant Events
A. The Gupta Empire encouraged the arts. For example, Gupta authors would write manuscripts in Sanskrit, and sculptors would create masterpieces depicting events happening in religion.
B. The Guptas had built monasteries, homes for monks, and universities and other schools.
C. Guptas encouraged learning in sciences as well. Students would learn about practices of medicine and surgery.
D. The Gupta family wanted the empire to be skilled at not only art and sciences, but also mathematics. A Gupta mathematician named Aryabhata combined mathematics and astronomy to figure out how long a year was.
III. Personal Attributes
A. The Gupta family was intelligent because they wanted their empire to thrive by teachings of arts, sciences, and math.
B. The Gupta family was devoted to education because they and built monasteries (homes for monks) and universities.
C. The Gupta family was full of peaceful people because their main focus wasn’t warfare and militia; it was the Arts, sciences, and mathematics.
D. The Gupta was probably very happy because the time they ruled India was called a “golden age.”
IV. Contributions to History
A. Under the Gupta Empire’s rule the story Aladdin was created.
B. Under the rule of the Guptas, Aryabhata combined astronomy and mathematics to calculate the length of a year is in days, and an estimate size of Earth.
C. The beginning of architecture began in the Gupta Empire. The ancient Indians would combine geography with mathematics to create temples and other buildings.
D. Students in universities would learn Hindu philosophy, medicine, grammar, logic, and medicine.
V. My Impressions
A. India was a peaceful place to leave under the rule of the Guptas due to the focus on mathematics, the Arts and sciences.
B. The Guptas had changed the lifestyle for monks: Monks were previously nomadic, but the Guptas built homes for them called monasteries.
C. The Gupta’s Empire must have had imaginative authors because their folklore was very creative (example is Aladdin)
D. Because the focus on art was large, the art must have been very pretty, and time consuming.