Chapter 15 Flashcards
India & Indian Ocean Basin
Kingdom Dominating maritime trade in southeast Asia from 1293-1520 CE based on the island of Java.
Majapahit
Famous Bhakti teacher who claimed Shiva, Vishnu, and Allah were all manifestations of a single, universal deity.
Guru Kabir
Rigid classes within Indian society that established individuals roles and their relationships with others
Caste system
The dominant independent kingdom in southern India from
1336 to 1565, founded by brothers who renounced Islam and returned to Hinduism.
Vijayanagar
Author of Book of the Wonders of India, tempting readers
with visions of vast wealth that could be made through
maritime trade.
Buzurg Ibn Shahriyar
A kingdom built by the Khmers in Cambodia lasting from 889-
1431 CE founded to reflect the Hindu world order but later
turned to Buddhism.
Angkor
Brahmin philosopher in the 9th century devoted to Shiva whose belief was that the physical world was an illusion.
Shankara
Large merchant ships favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors.
Dhows
Turkish leader in Afghanistan, he was a ruthless warrior who
mounted many raids into India killing thousands while
plundering for wealth.
Mahmud of Ghazni
A ruling state between the 1st & 6th centuries that became enormously wealthy by controlling trade between China and India.
Funan
Brahmin philosopher during the 11th and early 12th century devoted to Vishnu whose belief pointed to a Hindu theology of salvation and personal union with Vishnu.
Ramanuja
Business establishments that specialize in products or services on a large scale.
Emporia
An Islamic state that dominated northern India from the 13th to the early 16th century.
Sultanate of Dehli
Kingdom based on the island of Sumatra from 670-1025 CE, controlling all trade in southeast Asian waters.
Srivijaya
Time during the spring and summer where warm, moisture-laden air from the SW brings most of India’s rainfall.
Monsoon
Preserver god of the Hindu pantheon who would observe the universe from the heavens.
Vishnu
A scholarly Buddhist emperor who temporarily restored
imperial authority to northern India before falling victim to an
assassin.
King Harsha
Buddhist kingdom arising on the island of Java from 1222-1292 CE. That prospered from maritime trade.
Singosari
Emerging in southern India in the 12th century, it became a cult of love and devotion that sought to erase the distinction
between Hinduism and Islam.
Bhakti Movement
Located in the northern highlands of Ethiopia in the 1st century CE, it traded gold, ivory, and slaves to the eastern
Mediterranean and Indian Ocean basin.
Axum
A wealthy state that dominated trade and controlled deep southern India from 850 CE to 1267 CE.
Chlora Kingdom
Destroyer god in the Hindu pantheon but also the god of fertility.
Shiva
Chinese merchant ships that could carry as much as 1,000 tons of cargo.
Junks
The southern coast of eastern India.
Coromandel
