India Flashcards
1
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HEI in India; Foundations Era
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- Indo-European migrations
- irrigation
- Indus River
- environmental degradation
2
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Culture in India; Foundations Era
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- polytheism
- Vedism
- Rigveda (hymn text)
3
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Politics in India; Foundations Era
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- Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
- city-states led by kings
- Aryan invasions
4
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Economics in India; Foundations Era
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- trade with Mesopotamia
* spread of agriculture
5
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Social Structures in India; Foundations Era
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- labor specialization
- patriarchy
- emergence of hierarchies
6
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HEI in India; Classical Era
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- appearance of smallpox and bubonic plague
* impact of city-building and agriculture
7
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Culture in India; Classical Era
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- emergence of Hinduism; Brahman, dharma
- Upanishads and Vedas
- Indian epics
- Sanskrit
- Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama
- Golden Age of math, art, literature
8
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Politics in India; Classical Era
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- Mauryan Empire (Ashoka + pillar edicts)
- Gupta Empire (Chandra Gupta)
- Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” handbook
9
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Economics in India; Classical Era
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- Indian Ocean trade
- standard currencies, weights, measures
- intensive agriculture
10
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Social Structures in India; Classical Era
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- cities - Pataliputra
- caste system (Law of Manu)
- patriarchy (sati)
- diaspora communities
11
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HEI in India; Post-Classical Era
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- cities
* agriculture
12
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Culture in India; Post-Classical Era
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- diffusion of Hinduism and Buddhism
* Islam arrives
13
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Politics in India; Post-Classical Era
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- disunity
- Sultanate of Delhi (Muslim North and Hindu South)
- Mahmud of Ghazni
14
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Economics in India; Post-Classical Era
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- city of Calicut
* Indian Ocean trade - spices, cotton
15
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Social Structures in India; Post-Classical Era
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- Hindu patriarchy - sati and seclusion
* Muslim patriarchy - veiling, seclusion, polygamy
