WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian empire, which was called the Golden Age, allowed people to practice the religion of their choice?
A
Huna
B
Gupta
C
Arya
D
Maurya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The golden age of ancient India is said to have taken place during the Gupta Empire, from 320 to 550 AD.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gupta age in ancient India has been called the ‘Golden Age of India’ because of the many achievements in the field of arts, science, and literature that Indians made under the Guptas. The prosperity under the Guptas initiated a period of splendid accomplishments in arts and sciences.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was from the period of AD 275 to AD 550. The fall of the Mauryan empire towards the middle of the AD 3rd century led to the establishment of the Gupta empire. This period is generally referred to as the Golden Age of Hinduism. Sri Gupta was the founder and Skandagupta was the last ruler of this empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Gupta empire-from about 320 to 550 CE-emperors used Hinduism as a unifying religion and helped popularize it by promoting educational systems that included Hindu teachings; they also gave land to brahmins. The Gupta emperors helped make Hinduism the most popular religion on the Indian subcontinent.

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