ANCIENT INDIA PACKETPAGE 7
The Gupta Empire
Looking Back
1. Why is the time of the Gupta Empire called the Golden Age of India?
Answer #1
The Gupta Empire was a time of Art and Literature. Many stories were created and told today like Sinbad and Cinderella.
Looking Back
2. What contribution did the Indians make in Mathematics?
Answer #2
The Gupta Empire created the number system and the symbols for 0-9.
Looking Back
3. What happened to the Gupta Empire?
Answer #3
In 400 C.E. the Empire began to decline and the Huns attacked India and took control of northwestern India.