SECONDARY SCHOOL TOPIC: HINDUISM FRAME 1. Hinduism is considered to be the oldest religions of the world. It made significant progress during the Golden Age of the Guptas. (i) Which is considered to be the oldest religion of the world? (ii) During which age Hinduism made a great progress? Answer (i) Hinduism (ii) Golden Age of the Guptas FRAME 2. Main tenets of Hinduism are: (i) Belief in an Omnipotent God. (ii) This belief does not debar them from worshipping several gods signifying the different
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08/08/11 12:57 AM Indus valley to the Pre-British era : 1. Indus Valley 2. Maurya Dynasty 3.Gupta Empire 4. Mughal Empire 5. Mewar Dynasty 6. Vijayanagar Empire 7. Maratha Empire 8. Ahom Kingdom 9. Kushan Dynasty 10. Satavahana Dynasty I. MAURYA DYNASTY COSTUME Men and women continued to wear three unstitched garments‚ as in Vedic times. The main garment was the antariya of white cotton‚ linen or flowered muslin‚ sometimes embroidered in gold and precious stones. For men‚ it was an unstitched
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Josseline Acevedo 9-17-13 1st period Gupta Empire Around 320 to 550 B.C.E.‚ an ancient Indian empire called the Gupta Empire was formed and maintained by powerful leaders and its court‚ a strong military‚ religion‚ and technology. The Gupta Empire was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta and created the Gupta dynasty. The Gupta Empire grew out of the kingdom of Magadha on the Ganges Plain and had its capital at Pataliputra (Bulliet 177). This period was called the Golden Age of India and was marked
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Pratik Harde Commentary on ‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta The story is an interior monologue that traces the feelings and emotions of a relationship between two women. It is a very reflective piece or work that is written in first person narration. We are not aware of the identity of the narrator. The title of the story contradicts the story. A gift is given to someone out of happiness and that which has good memories that which stays with a person forever. But here the story is called a gift which
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dynasty and Gupta India were both large powerful empire who conquered most if not all their surrounding neighbors. They left a impression on the surrounding area and its history. Regardless of this influence they could not avoid the looming end that was coming. Like all large civilizations of its time both Gupta India’s and the Han’s golden age had to end. There are many reasons for this the largest ones being corrupt or weak government‚ foreign invasions‚ and internal rebellion. Gupta India was
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Han China differed from Gupta India politically‚ developing a strong bureaucratic system while India allowed local rulers to stay in control‚ but the Guptas focused more on trade and made more intellectual achievements than China‚ especially in mathematics. They established empires that were successful‚ but also distinct in their own ways. Although these two civilizations were notably different politically‚ economically‚ and intellectually‚ both were successful in bringing prosperity to their empires
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The Gupta Empire thrived in their Golden age. A Golden age is a time of peace‚ delight‚ and affluence. Still don’t understand what a Golden age is? Just take a look at India. Beginning in early 312 BCE‚ with the revolutionary leader Chandragupta II. His strong leadership abilities lead India into a golden age that is still remembered today. A golden age has to reach its peak somehow‚ and that’s where government‚ literature‚ and sciences come in. The Gupta Empire was a golden age because of its governmental
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Han Dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan Dynasty in terms of political control of the population was they both supported patriarchal families where women were subordinate to men. However‚ an important difference is that in India they had a caste system including jatis‚ which did not exist in Han China. Several similarities of both Gupta/Mauryan dynasty and Han dynasty are they had development of iron and textile expansion. Male dominance was part of both the Han dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan dynasties saying
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‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta‚ is a short story about a two homosexuals‚ which traces fragments of the feelings and emotions of a chaste and somewhat intellectual relationship between two women‚ one being the dominant partner and the other the submissive one. She uses a vast variety of figures of speech‚ such as alliterations‚ metaphors and similes to describe the platonic relationship between two women. As we read through this short prose‚ we learn that the author is seeking attention and grabbing
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FRQ Han China and Mauryan/Gupta India Han dynasty and Mauryan/Gupta empires developed in roughly the same time frame and overlapped in the years 320 B.C.E. - 220 C.E. developing in different parts of the globes with their own unique geographies. Both the Han and Mauryan/Gupta empires developed bureaucratic governments that were ruled by kings‚ but due to the different geographical regions‚ India’s government was fragmented into local governments. The Han Dynasty of China was structured off of a
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