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What was one of the key factors contributing to the cultural development and prosperity during the Gupta period?

APolitical conquests

BEconomic prosperity

CEnvironmental changes

DTechnological advancements

Answer:

B. Economic prosperity

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  • The Gupta Empire, under the rule of emperors like Samudra Gupta and Chandragupta Vikramaditya, witnessed a period of stable and efficient governance.
  • This stability and effective administration allowed for economic growth and prosperity.
  • The economic prosperity of the Gupta Empire allowed rulers to be generous patrons of art and culture.
  • They sponsored the construction of magnificent temples, palaces, and sculptures. This patronage extended to literature, where great poets like Kalidasa flourished.
  • Indian literature, religion, art and literature attained the great height of their glory.
  • The Gupta art and culture not only spread to every nook and corner of India but also reached the Himalayan region and Central Asia.
  • This cultural phase extended towards the south-east across the ocean into the islands of Indonesia or what was known at that time as Dvipantara

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