Do you think the Gupta Empire is a civilization? Do you know anything about the Gupta Empire? well then read on to find out if it's a civilization.
In the Gupta Empire they had two types of religion, there was Hindu and Buddhism. Religion was taught at Universities. At the Universities the upper classes had religious training. There was also Buddhist schools. Students were to learn Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. They also learn other thing like sculpting or painting. The Gupta Empire had religion that were taught at school.
The arts were use in a few different ways then us. Architectures help construct the Ajanta and Ellora caves. The caves were used for art. In the caves artist painted picture on the walls. There are some famous painting on the wall like the Deogarth, and the Dashavatara. Art was use on clothes as well. So you see Artist there in the Gupta Empire, they do painting on the walls of caves.We don't have caves, so we can't paint on walls in a cave.
The Gupta Empire's food supply was based on their religious beliefs. During their time there wasn't a thing called breakfast. People ether ate vegetarian or non-vegetarian foods because of their religious beliefs. If you were Buddhist, Jainism, and Hindu you were a vegetarian and if you were in a different religion you weren't a vegetarian. Almost half of the population was vegetarian. Most of the people ate vegetables, cereals, fruits, breads, and drank milk. Their food supply was dependent on their religion.
The Gupta Empire's government had a system that work to keep order. The kings was the center of attention. The Empire was split up into different section called districts. each district had a leader and the leaders were pick from the royal family. The districts could make their own decisions for governing the area.Their system kept order and that why it worked.
Gupta Empire made some big improvements in science. One of the famous scientist was Aryabhatta. Aryabhatta was an astronomer and a mathematician. He found the value of pi he also found out the Earth revoles around the sun and rotates on it's own axis. He used his knowledge and found the cause of a lunar and solar eclipses. This was a big improvement.
Writing in the Gupta Empire was for entertainment. They wrote plays that were dramas or comedic plays. They also wrote plays about historical and political subjects. There would be large audience to watch the performances. They wrote poetry, fables, and folktales. scholars and lawyers would write Hindu laws and religion. Their writing is kinda similar to our way of writing.
The Gupta Empire's social structure is based on the caste system. There are different level of the system. They are Brahman, Kshatriyan,vaishya, shudra, and Harijan. Every body has a place in one of the categories. The categories are the castes or jatis which people are born, marry, and die. The system is there so that there wouldn't be chaos. Their social structure is kinda like the Egyptian social structure.
The Gupta Empire is a civilization because it has a social structure, food supply, religion, science, writing, art, and a government. those are all the characteristics needed to have a civilization. That's why it's a civilization.
