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AP World History Ch. 16 Flashcards

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8024109254Buzurg ibn Shahriyar (pg.405) Time Period: 10th century Theme: CulturalHe was a ship master from Siraf who wrote the "Book of the Wonders of India"0
8024109255Harsha (pg. 406) Time Period: 606-648 Theme: PoliticalHe was an emperor who ruled most of Northern India, seeking to revive imperial authority after the fall of the Gupta1
8024109256Mahmud of Ghazni (pg. 408) Time Period: 1001-1027 Theme: PoliticalHe was a leader of the Turks in Afghanistan who demolished hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist sites2
8024109257Harihara and Bukka (pg. 410) Time Period: 1336 Theme: PoliticalThey were brothers who represented the sultan and implement court policies in the south. They also renounced Islam and returned to the original Hindu faith.3
8024109258Shankara (pg. 420) Time Period: 9th century Theme: CulturalA brahmin philosopher credited with establishing modern Hinduism thought4
8024109259Ramanuja (pg. 420) Time Period: 11-12th century Theme: CulturalA brahmin philosopher and devotee of Vishnu who challenged Shankara's uncompromising insistence of logic5
8024109260Guru Kabir (pg. 423) Time Period: 1440-1518 Theme: CulturalA blind weaver who was one of the most famous Bhakti teachers6
8024109261Sind (pg. 408) Time Period: 711 Theme: CulturalA city that was conquered by the Islamic States; Islam reached India through the Indus River Valley7
8024109262Sultanate of Delhi (pg. 408) Time Period: 1206-1526 Theme: PoliticalMahmud's successor who conquered most of the Hindu kingdoms and established Islamic state8
8024109263Chola Kingdom (pg. 409) Time Period: 850-1267 Theme: PoliticalReigned in the Deep South, Coromandel coast9
8024109264Vijayanagar (pg. 410) Time Period: 1336 Theme: PoliticalThe second kingdom in southern India10
8024109265Monsoons (pg. 411) Time Period: 850 Theme: Economics, interactionMassive storms; agriculture depended on the flooding during spring and summer11
8024109266Dhows (pg. 413) Time Period: 500-1000 Theme: EconomicsA large ship favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors12
8024109267Junks (pg. 413) Time Period: 500-1000 Theme: economicsAn asian ship which could carry 1000 tons of cargo13
8024109268Kingdom of Axum (pg. 416) Time Period: 1st century Theme: PoliticalSmall kingdoms whose merchants traded from Adulis14
8024109269Vishnu (pg. 419) Time Period: 1st millennium Theme: CulturalThe second god in the Hindu triumvirate, as well as the preserver of the world15
8024109270Shiva (pg. 419) Time Period: 1st millennium Theme: CulturalThe god of fertility and destructive deity.16
8024109271Sufis (pg. 422) Time Period: 850 Theme: CulturalThey encouraged personal, emotional, and a devotional approach to India17
8024109272Bhakti (pg. 423) Time Period: 12th century Theme: CulturalA movement where a cult of love and devotion sought to ease the distinction between Hinduism and Islam18
8024109273Ramayana (pg. 425) Time Period: 600 Theme: CulturalIndian literature which promoted Hindu values19
8024109274Funan (pg. 425) Time Period: 1st-6th centuries Theme: PoliticalThe first state known to have reflected Indian literature20
8024109275Srivijaya (pg. 426) Time Period: 670-1025 Theme: PoliticalPolitical leadership passed down from Funan21
8024109276Angkor (pg. 427) Time Period: 889-1431 Theme: PoliticalOne of the three kingdoms who gained power after the decline of the Srivijaya22
8024109277Melaka (pg. 428) Time Period: 15th century Theme: PoliticalPowerful state due to an extensive marine force which sponsored the faith of Islam throughout the region23

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