Gupta Empire (320-550AD)

-strong central government
-rigid caste system
-peaceful and prosperous
-advances in mathematics, medicine, architecture, and literature

-The caste system influenced all aspects of life.
-There was no social mobility.
-However, it enabled the society to uphold itself
-outer villages grew crops
-joint families
-patriarchal
-arranged marriages

Kaildasa, a classical Sanksrit writer, is considered one of the greatest India playwrights and poets.

Declined when weak rulers were invaded and taken over

Built great Buddhist Temples

-developed a decimal system
-developed a numeral system we still use
-treated illnesses
-vaccinations
-surgeries