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The Gupta Golden Age: Religious Tolerance, Sculpture, and Literature
Examine political unification, pluralistic patronage of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and classical Sanskrit literary and artistic achievements under the Guptas.
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Classical and Post-Classical Empires of Eurasia (100–1250 CE)
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Analyze political power, legal systems, religious integration, and cultural achievements in Eurasian empires from 100 to 1250 CE.
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WHI.T2.5Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeLocate on a map and analyze relationships between political power, religion, and cultural achievement in one empire that flourished between c.100 and 1000 CE.
WHI.T2.5.aMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradethe Kushan Empire (c. 1st–5th centuries) with its fusion of Greco-Roman and Buddhist culture and imagery in Gandharan sculpture; the Gupta Empire (c. 320–600 CE), uniting multiple kingdoms of North, Central, and Southeast India, religious tolerance for Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism; highly developed Hindu and Buddhist sculpture and literature