WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness in a particular area is known as a ____
A
Golden Age
B
Economic Depression
C
Theocracy
D
Monarchy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A golden age is a time of prosperity, peace, cultural production, achievement, and political stability of a society. Originally the golden age referred to the Greek mythological idea that people before organized societies lived in a state of happiness, peace, and rest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historians refer to certain time periods of some civilizations as golden ages. Golden ages are periods of great wealth, prosperity, stability, and cultural and scientific achievement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The period of Gupta rule between 300 and 600 CE has been called the Golden Age of India for its advances in science and emphasis on classical Indian art and literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Golden Age: 1710 to 1674 BC. Silver Age: 1674 to 1628 BC. Bronze Age: 1628 to 1472 BC. Heroic Age: 1460 to 1103 BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -The “golden age” of Greece lasted for little more than a century but it laid the foundations of western civilization. The age began with the unlikely defeat of a vast Persian army by badly outnumbered Greeks and it ended with an inglorious and lengthy war between Athens and Sparta.

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