Ch16 India Flashcards
Indian ruler harsha known for
Buddhist faith and treatment of subjects
Post classical india political structure
No centralized imperial authority
711 northern area of Sind fell to
Umayyad dynasty
Islam reached India NOT by
Missionaries from harsha
Campaigns if Mahmud of ghazni and forces resulted in
Hastening decline of Buddhism
Delhi sultans were
Never able to expand control beyond northern India
Wealthy trading state controlled northern India from 850 to 1267
Chola kingdom
Southern India kingdoms were mostly
Hindu
1336 harihara and bukka two emissaries from Delhi sultan renounced islam reconverted to Hinduism and founded southern kingdom of
Vijayanagar
Changing monsoon winds ensured
Irrigation necessary in arid southern India
Hindu temples
Played an important role in agricultural and financial development of southern india
India was a neutral location for the establishment of emporia because
Central location in Indian oven basin
East African kingdom benefited tremendously from increased Indian Ocean trade
Axum
Shankara 9th century thinker believed
Only Logical thinking helps explain reality of Brahman
12th century devote of Vishnu believed personal devotion and union with deity more important than intellectual understandment of ultimate reality was
Ramanuja