Transcript Gupta India - Walker World History

Gupta India
Chapter 3 Section 3
Gupta Empire
• Maurya collapsed in 185 BC
• For 500 years India was divided into small
warring kingdoms
• Gupta Empire 320-540
▫ Golden Age of India
▫ Power to individual villages and elected city
governments
▫ Trade & Farming flourished
Rulers
• Chandragupta I
▫ Gained control of
Northern India and
reestablished parts of the
Mauryan government
• Samudragupta
▫ Great warrior
▫ Conquered territories
with little mercy
• Chandragupta II
▫ Great support to arts
▫ Paid artists
Education
• Educated in religious
schools
▫ Learned Hindu or Buddhist
beliefs
▫ Schools also taught:
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Mathematics
Medicine
Physics
Languages
Literature
Achievements
• Math-numerals, zero,
decimal system
• Medicine-herbs, surgeons
set bones, vaccinations
• Literature- Fables & folk
tales, Kalidasa
• Art-sculptures, painting,
dance, music
Vishnu
Shakuntala
Meditating Buddha
Decline
• The successors of Chandragupta II were weak
• Series of invasions by the Huns began in 480
• By 500 little territory was left under Gupta
control and around 550 the Empire dissolved
completely