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CHAPTER 16MEDIEVAL INDIA
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INDIAPolitically disunitedCaste systemHindu faith
Small statesNorth and South India
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N. INDIAHarsha (Pre-Islam)
◦Buddhist◦Hospitals, roads
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ISLAMThree areas
◦Military Mid 7th century
◦Merchants Significance
◦Turkish-speaking, Central Asia
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DELHI SULTANATEMuslim conquestDelhi1206-1526300K soldiersPowerful Islamic state Islam and HinduismReligious toleration
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S. INDIATwo kingdoms
◦Chola◦Vijayanager
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TEMPLE BUILDERSKingdom of Chola
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SOCIETYLocal rule
◦Politics, social
Hindu temple◦Social and economic center
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AGRICULTUREIrrigationDams, reservoirs, etc.Increased production
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INDIAUrbanization: several cities, 100K
peoplePopulation ++:
600: 50 million 1500: 100 million
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MEDIEVAL INDIATradeCross-roads of postclassical
periodCosmopolitanGlobal trade
◦Arabs, Chinese
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MEDIEVAL INDIASpecialization
◦Cotton textiles◦Sugar refining, carpet weaving
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HINDUISMVishnu: preserver Shiva: god of fertility and
destructive deity
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ISLAMLittle initial interestGradually increased
◦Buddhists, untouchables
1500: 25% of populationSufis
◦Mystics◦Personal, emotional approach◦Meaning to life