WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit literature flourished under the Guptas. Kalidasa, the great poet, and playwright were in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chandragupta II: His reign, from 375-415 CE, promoted the synthesis of science, art, philosophy, and religion during the Golden Age of India. Fa Xian: A Chinese traveler who recorded detailed observations about his experience in the Gupta Empire in his journal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Education during Gupta age was given utmost importance. Holy places and capitals of kingdoms were the common centers of learning. Among the capitals, Pataliputra, Valabhi, Ujjain and Padmavati were famous centers of learning while Ayodhya, Mathura, Nasik and Kanchi were famous centers of education.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the concept of Gupta age architecture, it includes both sculptural temples as well as the temples of rock-cut caves. Guptas established the temples of Buddhist rock-cut at Bagh, Madhya Pradesh, and Ajanta, Maharashtra. In the Gupta period, the Guptas established Hindu structural temples for the first time in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Gupta period saw the production of many sculptures in terracotta of very fine quality, and they are similar in style across the empire, to an even greater extent than the stone sculpture.