Gupta Golden Age

What is an enduring issue?

• An issue that has been around for a short time that has impacted few people

• An important topic or problem for debate or discussion that has been going on for a long time

An event is historically significant if:

• It affected few people and no one remembers it

• It was written about in a book

• If my grandma remembers it

• Many people were impacted and it had long last effects

Which of the following would be a historically significant event in world history?

• The Rockies losing a game

• The invention of the decimal system in the Gupta Empire

• Ms. Friedly taking a picture of clouds

• The new song by Kendrick Lamar

Which of the following examples explains why the Gupta Empire was considered a Golden Age?

• New ideas like Stepwell architecture, use of decimal points, and cultural diffusion on the Silk Road expanded innovation and how humans thought about the world

• They found much gold during this time

• People continued hunting and gathering during this time, never settling and creating a civilization

Social hierarchy is best described by which statement?

• The government funded many of the innovations during the Gupta Dynasty.

• The lowliest in this order are the Dalits, once called "untouchables" as they are consigned by the Hindu hierarchy to the dirtiest occupations.

Government is explained best in which statement?

• The Ajanta Caves are covered in carvings and paintings that depict the lives of the Buddha.

• Kalidasa authored numerous pieces of literature, poems and plays, earning him the title of “the Shakespeare of India.”

• Chandragupta II controlled a vast empire, from the mouth of the Ganges to the mouth of the Indus River and from today's North Pakistan south to the mouth of the Narmada.

Indian metal workers were known for their expertise in ancient times. Their swords used by their soldiers were admired by other armies for their strength and the officers carried metal bows. Which characteristic does this best fit?

• Technology

• Cities

• Language and writing systems

As evidence of the Gupta government’s control and support for trade in the economy, archaeologists have unearthed many coins created by the Gupta government. What category would this fall under?

• Social

• Cultural

• Economic

The Silk Road began in _________ and ended in ______________.

• Rome, China

• Arabia, Asia

This picture best represents which part of a civilization?

• Government

• Social hierarchy

• Religion