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CHAPTER 16

CHAPTER 16. MEDIEVAL INDIA. INDIA. Politically disunited Caste system Hindu faith Small states North and South India. N. INDIA. Harsha (Pre-Islam) Buddhist Hospitals, roads. ISLAM. Three areas Military Mid 7 th century Merchants Significance Turkish-speaking, Central Asia.

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CHAPTER 16

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  1. CHAPTER 16 MEDIEVAL INDIA

  2. INDIA • Politically disunited • Caste system • Hindu faith • Small states • North and South India

  3. N. INDIA • Harsha (Pre-Islam) • Buddhist • Hospitals, roads

  4. ISLAM • Three areas • Military • Mid 7th century • Merchants • Significance • Turkish-speaking, Central Asia

  5. DELHI SULTANATE • Muslim conquest • Delhi • 1206-1526 • 300K soldiers • Powerful Islamic state • Islam and Hinduism • Religious toleration

  6. S. INDIA • Two kingdoms • Chola • Vijayanager

  7. TEMPLE BUILDERS • Kingdom of Chola

  8. SOCIETY • Local rule • Politics, social • Hindu temple • Social and economic center

  9. AGRICULTURE • Irrigation • Dams, reservoirs, etc. • Increased production

  10. INDIA • Urbanization: several cities, 100K people • Population ++: • 600: 50 million • 1500: 100 million

  11. MEDIEVAL INDIA • Trade • Cross-roads of postclassical period • Cosmopolitan • Global trade • Arabs, Chinese

  12. MEDIEVAL INDIA • Specialization • Cotton textiles • Sugar refining, carpet weaving

  13. HINDUISM • Vishnu: preserver • Shiva: god of fertility and destructive deity

  14. ISLAM • Little initial interest • Gradually increased • Buddhists, untouchables • 1500: 25% of population • Sufis • Mystics • Personal, emotional approach • Meaning to life

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