GLOBAL HISTORY + GEOGRAPHY: Chapter 15 India and the Indian Ocean Basic
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Terms | Definitions |
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 Mahmud of Ghazni | Third ruler of Turkish slave dynasty in Afghanistan; led invasions of northern India; credited with sacking one of wealthiest of Hindu temples in northern India; gave Muslims reputation for intolerance and aggression. |
| delhi sultanate | created by the Sultan Mahmud; lasted from 1206 AD to 1526 AD; the first Muslim empire in India |
| chola | (850-1267 CE) A decentralized empire in South India that dominated Indian Ocean trade. |
| monsoons and irrigation advances | in dry months stored rainwater in large reservoirs connected to canals as there was no big river in S. India |
| community temples | hindu temples served as economic + social center by maintaining order and delivering taxes, also acted as bank |
| internal trade | Self-sufficient in staple food, metals, spices, special crops found only in certain regions and through trade, south India and Ceylon experienced rapid economic growth |
| indian ocean trade | Large amounts of trade happened in this body of water between Arab, Persian, Turkish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Europe merchants. Particularly in the postclassical period 9600-1450) |
| dhow | Ship of small to moderate size used in the western Indian Ocean, traditionally with a triangular sail and a sewn timber hull. (p. 382) |
| junk | A very large flatbottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel. |
| emporia | India being in the middle of the Indian Ocean it was a natural site for this and warehouses, traders exchanged their cargoes at Cambay, Calicut or Quilon for goods to take back west with the winter monsoon |
| specialized production | Indian trade surged after the development of dynasties, and as a result this was introduced. They were big on iron and steel production, as well as textiles of cotton |
| axum | The Christian state in Africa that developed its own branch of Christianity, Coptic Christianity, because it was cut off from other Christians due to a large Muslim presence in Africa. Present-day Ethiopia, large trading capital. |
| expansion of the caste system | The caste was already present in north India, but became established in the south due to economic development, the emergence of workers' guilds, & powerful temple/ brahmins influence |
| hindu cults | devotional cults (such as for Shiva and Vishnu) to achieve mystic union with gods as a way of salvation |
| bhakti | (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana |
| indian influence in SE asia | merchants spread religion, SE Asia adopted some Indian politics, states sponsored buddhism + hinduism, however did not take caste system |
| angkor wat | a temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. |
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