Gupta Empire
Established Gupta Empire
Who is Chandra Gupta I?
A long period of peace and prosperity in which art, architecture, literature, science, medicine and mathematics flourished
What is Golden Age?
Practiced traditional ancient formal and ritualistic Hinduism
Who are Indian rulers and elite?
A wise teacher
What is a sage?
Located on the Malabar Coast, a major trade center from the 1200's to the 1400's.
What is Calicut?
Warrior emperor who enlargened the Gupta Empire
Who is Samudra Gupta?
He proposed that the earth was round rotating on an axis and revolving around the sun
Who is Aryabhata?
Singer-poets expressing loyal devotion to a chosen deity
What are Bhakti?
A religion open to all
What is a universal faith?
Seasonal winds
What are monsoons?
Gupta Empire reaches its greatest extent under his reign
Who is Chandra Gupta II
He was one of the first to use algebra
Who is Aryabhata?
To devote
What is Bhakti?
Buddhist that view Buddha as a great teacher and not a god.
What are Theravada Buddhists?
Made a pilgrimage Afghanistan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan seeking Buddhist texts and teachings for China
Who is Xuanzang?
People traveling to shrines and holy places
What are pilgrms?
Religious calling or way of life in which one rejects worldly pursuits and devotes oneself to spiritual reflection
What is monasticism?
Bhakti who stressed composing in the vernacular
Who is Ramananda?
Buddhist who believe Buddha is divine.
What are Mahayana Buddhists?
Hindu deity Shiva as "Lord oif the Dance" (Bronze)
What is the Nataraja?
Known as India's classical civilization
What is Gupta India (empire)?
A dialogue between a spirit and a monsoon cloud
What is the Cloud Messenger?
A princess Bhakti who composed to honor Vishnu
Who is Meera Bai?
Compassionate teachers that delay nirvana to guide those seeking enlightenment
What are Bodhisattras?
Game popular among the Gupta nobility, now played throughout the world
What is Chess?