Which of the following describes a contribution of the Gupta Golden Age?
A The Gupta made advancements in language, creating a new language to unite their people.
B The Gupta mathematicians invented what Europeans called the Roman numeral system.
C The Gupta Empire advanced the field of literature, writing the first epic poems in history.
D The Gupta made advancements in medicine, such as one of the first smallpox inoculations.
D The Gupta made advancements in medicine, such as one of the first smallpox inoculations.
The correct answer is D. The Gupta made advancements in medicine, such as one of the first smallpox inoculations.
To determine which of the options describes a contribution of the Gupta Golden Age, let's go through each option and see which one is correct.
A. The statement that the Gupta made advancements in language, creating a new language to unite their people is incorrect. The Gupta Empire did not create a new language.
B. The statement that the Gupta mathematicians invented what Europeans called the Roman numeral system is also incorrect. The Roman numeral system was not invented by the Gupta Empire; it predates them by several centuries.
C. The statement that the Gupta Empire advanced the field of literature, writing the first epic poems in history is also incorrect. While the Gupta period witnessed a flourishing of literature, including works of poetry and drama, they did not write the first epic poems in history. Epic poems existed in different regions long before the Gupta period.
D. The statement that the Gupta made advancements in medicine, such as one of the first smallpox inoculations is correct. The Gupta Empire did make advancements in medicine, including the development of smallpox inoculation, which involved infecting a person with a mild form of smallpox to provide immunity against the more severe form of the disease.
Therefore, the correct answer is D: The Gupta made advancements in medicine, such as one of the first smallpox inoculations.