Question: why gupta period is called as golden age

title: Gupta Empire
text: The high points of this period are the great cultural developments which took place during the reign of Chandragupta II . All literary sources , such as Mahabharata and Ramayana , were canonised during this period . The Gupta period produced scholars such as Kalidasa , Aryabhata , Varahamihira , Vishnu Sharma and Vatsyayana who made great advancements in many academic fields . Science and political administration reached new heights during the Gupta era . The period gave rise to achievements in architecture , sculpture , and painting that `` set standards of form and taste ( that ) determined the whole subsequent course of art , not only in India but far beyond her borders '' . Strong trade ties also made the region an important cultural center and established the region as a base that would influence nearby kingdoms and regions in Burma , Sri Lanka , and Southeast Asia . The Puranas , earlier long poems on a variety of subjects , are also thought to have been committed to written texts around this period . 

Answer: answer: The high points of this period are the great cultural developments which took place during the reign of Chandragupta II . All literary sources , such as Mahabharata and Ramayana , were canonised during this period . Science and political administration reached new heights during the Gupta era . The period gave rise to achievements in architecture , sculpture , and painting that `` set standards of form and taste ( that ) determined the whole subsequent course of art , not only in India but far beyond her borders '' . Strong trade ties also made the region an important cultural center and established the region as a base that would influence nearby kingdoms and regions in Burma , Sri Lanka , and Southeast Asia . The Puranas , earlier long poems on a variety of subjects , are also thought to have been committed to written texts around this period .
answer: The high points of this period are the great cultural developments. All literary sources were canonized during this period. Science and political administration reached new heights during the Gupta era. The period gave rise to achievements in architecture, sculpture, and painting that ``set standards of form and taste (that) determined the whole subsequent course of art''. Strong trade ties also made the region an important cultural center. The Puranas, earlier long poems on a variety of subjects, are also thought to have been committed to written texts around this period.