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 7 th 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