Based on Chapter 16 of Bentley's Traditions and Encounters. This one's not finished yet.
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| 47618832 | Harsha | Buddhist king (606-648) who temporarily restored unified rule to Northern India; tolerant of other faiths besides Buddhism; assassinated and left no heir | 0 | |
| 47618833 | Sind | A part of northern India that was conquered by Arab Muslims and passed to the Abbasids | 1 | |
| 47618834 | Mahmud of Ghazni | A Turk leader in Afghanistan who led raids on northern India, destroying Hindu & Buddhist temples | 2 | |
| 47618835 | Sultanate of Delhi | Lasted 1206-1526 CE. It was created by successors of Mahmud who conquered northern India. However, the sultan's authority didn't go far beyond the capital, which had no pernament bureaucracy or administrative apparatus. It helped to est. Islam in India. | 3 | |
| 47618836 | Chola Kingdom | Lasted 850-1276 CE and located on the Coromandel coast. At its high point it conquered Ceylon and parts of SE Asia. Its navy dominated waters from the S China Sea to the Arabian Sea. It wasn't tightly centralized; local autonomy was strong-it was ok if one kept order and delivered taxes on time. Its decline began by the 1100's | 4 | |
| 47618837 | Kingdom of Vijayanagar | "City of Victory". 1336-1565 CE. Est. by two Indian brothers (Hamara & Bukka) sent by the sultan to implement court policy in S India. There they renounced Islam (1336) and returned to their Hindu faith. This didn't lead to conflict btwn Muslims & Hindus. | 5 | |
| 48725657 | Monsoons | Winds that bring rain in the spring and summer months | 6 | |
| 48725658 | Dams, reservoirs, canals, and wells | Waterworks included: | 7 | |
| 48725659 | Hindu temples | They served as economic and social centers. possessed, large tracts of land and had hundreds of employees. The administrators' jobs were to deliver taxes and to maintain order. They also served as banks and engaged in business ventures. | 8 | |
| 48725660 | Dhows and junks | Large ships that were involved in maritime trade in the Indian Ocean. | 9 | |
| 48725661 | Emporia | Indian port cities that were involved in maritime trade in the Indian Ocean Basin. | 10 | |
| 48725662 | cotton textiles, sugar, leather, stone, carpets, iron, and steel | Specialized industries include: | 11 | |
| 48725663 | Kingdom of Axum | A Christian empire centered in Ethiopia who resisted the pressures of Islam, stayed prosperous through trade, and controlled Adulis, the most prosperous port on the Red Sea. | 12 | |
| 48725664 | Jati | Guilds and subcastes | 13 | |
| 48725665 | Devotional cults | The purpose of these were to achieve mystic union with gods as a way of salvation | 14 | |
| 48725666 | Shankara | 9th century philosopher who preferred disciplined logical reasoning. A devotee of Shiva | 15 | |
| 48725667 | Ramanuja | 11th and 12th century philosopher who believed that understanding of the ultimate reality was less important than devotion | 16 | |
| 48725668 | Sufis | As the most effective missionaries, they had a more devotional approach to Islam. They allowed followers to observe old rituals and to venerate old spirits; they emphasized piety and devotion. | 17 | |
| 48725669 | Bhakti Movement | It sought to erase the distinction between Hinduism and Islam. It emphasized love and devotion. | 18 | |
| 48725670 | Guru Kabir | 1440-1518 CE. An important bhakti teacher who taught that Vishnu, Shiva, and Allah were one deity. | 19 | |
| 48725671 | Funan | 1st-6th century CE. Located in the lower reaches of the Mekong river, or modern Cambodia and Vietnam. It became wealthy by controlling land-based trade. It adopted Sanskrit as the official language and its decline was due to a political struggle and northern migrants. | 20 | |
| 48725672 | Srivijaya | 670-1025 CE. Est. on Sumatra after the fall of Funan. | 21 |
