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Around 320 A.D.,a new empire

emergedin India.It was

called the GuptaEmpire and itexperienced

a golden age.

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A golden age is a time of peace,prosperity, and great achievements.

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Gupta rulers favored the Hindureligion. Hinduism is the dominant

religion of India.

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During theGupta golden

age,great works

of artwere created.

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Indianmathematicians

made great advances.

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Indian mathematiciansdeveloped the

concept of zero.

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Indianmathematiciansdeveloped the

decimal system.

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Indianmathematicians

even developed

the concept of

infinity.

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Indian doctorsexperimented

with vaccinations.

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Great literature

in the form of plays,

poems, and stories

were created.

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Kalidasa wrotebeautiful poetry in

Sanskrit, an ancientand religiouslanguage of

India.

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But during the 5th century A.D.,

political conflicts shook the Gupta

empire. Continued raids

by the Hunsdrained the

empire’s wealth and

disrupted trade.