115828199 | Mauryan Empire | 321 BCE-185 BCE. After Alexander conquered India. Started in Ganges Valley Region and Magadha in the east, then spread throughout all of current day India and Pakistan | 0 | |
115828200 | Chandragupta | Creator of Mauryan Empire | 1 | |
115828201 | Kuatalya | Mauryan Empire. Enforcer of the law book, Arthasahastra | 2 | |
115828202 | Ashoka | Mauryan Empore. Conquered southern Kalinga, then felt guilty and became Buddhist. Changdragupta's grandson. Built great capital, trade (agriculture), and a central treasury (taxes) | 3 | |
115828203 | Gupta Empire | 1 CE-300 CE. Revival of Mauryan Empire, but much smaller. Started again in Ganges Valley and Mahadha in the east and spread under 3 key leaders: Chandra Gupta, Samadra Gupta, and Chandra Gupta II. Fell to white Huns | 4 | |
115828204 | Chandra Gupta, Samadra Gupta, and Chandra Gupta II | Not related to Changragupta, of Mauryan Empire. Built elaborate roads connected to Silk Road, developed military tactics, created trade. | 5 | |
115828205 | Harsha's Kingdom | 606-648 CE. Tried to bring back centralized imperial rule. Military included: 20,000 cabalry, 50,000 infantry, and 5,000 war elephants. | 6 | |
115828206 | Harsha | Scholar, Buddhist, generous to his subjects. Assassinated, and his small empire disintegrated. | 7 | |
115828207 | Indian Disunity Before 1000 CE | In 550 the Gupta Empire collapsed (last nation). 700's C.E- Muslims started to reach India. 1000 CE- Ready to take it over | 8 | |
115828208 | Muslim Invasions and Delhi Sultanate | 1022- Muslim warlords seized India;s Punjab provincs. 1206- Muslims captured Delhi. 1206-1520's- Muslims established Delhi Sultanate, ruled by Muhammad Ghuri, Then Il Tutmish. Muslims spread Islam, but didn't replace Hinduism and Buddhism. Delhi Sultanate reached its peak under Muhammad Ibn Tughluq (1325-1351). Then south broke up, Timur invaded. Muslim Abbasid Dynasty collapsed in 1528, which led to the independent southern states of India. | 9 | |
115828209 | Independent Southern States | 100 BCE-1900 CE Tamil Kingdoms0 Chola, Pandya, Chera. 1300's breakup of Delhi Sultanate led to more southern states. 1338- Bengal. 1347- Bahmani Kingdom. 1390- Gujarat City. 1336- Vijayanagara empire. Malibar city states formed on Indian Coast | 10 | |
115828210 | Collapse of Delhi Sultanate | Began to lost territory in 1300's. Ransacked by Timur (Mongol leader) in 1398. Delhi Sultanate steadily weakened during 1400's | 11 | |
115828211 | Babur the Tiger | Mongol warlord. 1498- Launched full scale invasion of India from the North. With army of 12,000, defeated a force 10 times the size of his own. 1526- After the battle of Panipat, founded his own government (Mughal Empire). 1530- Died | 12 | |
115828212 | The Mughal Empire | Turkish. Mughal empire continued 200 years after Babur. All Mughal rulers were Muslim.1600's- Lost ground to Europe. 1st capital- Agra (Taj Mahal). 2nd Capital- Delhi. Peacock Thrown. Traded cotton, Hinduism, Buddhism, women aristocrats awarded titles, architecture, painting, poetry, Hindu gods. | 13 | |
115828213 | Gunpowder Empires | Three great Muslim empires. Mughal, Ottoman, Safavid. | 14 | |
115828214 | Aurangzed | Akbar's gread grandson. Leader of Mughal Empire. Militant Muslim, forced people to Islam, which weakened economy and let to empire's decline in 1700's | 15 | |
115828215 | Akbar the Great | 1556-1605. Grandson of Babur. Completed conquest of India. Great commander. Heavy artillery. Gov't with tax code, legal system, religious tolerance | 16 | |
115828216 | Arrival of Europeans | 1498- Portuguese trader Vasco de Gama arrived. 1600's- Spanish, Dutch, French, English. 1661- Bombay ceded to English. Dutch established Colombo, Portuguese extablished Calcutta. 1740's- British and French fought to control India. 1750's- English expelled French. | 17 | |
115828217 | Ghandi | 1900's- Became political activist and father of India to fight off British Imperialism. Hind. Hindu, lived meagerly, protested, fasted. Great Salt March, Muslim/ Hindu Riots | 18 | |
115828218 | Indian Ocean Trade | Trading network tied together East Africa, Arabian peninsula, Persian Guly, India, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, China, and Japan. Connected Red Sea, Suez Isthmus, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea | 19 | |
115828219 | West of Indian Ocean Trade | Controlled by Arab traders. Ivory, animal hides, timber, gold, slaves | 20 | |
115828220 | Middle East of Indian Ocean Trade | Textiles, carpets, glass, horses. | 21 | |
115828221 | India of Indian Ocean Trade | Gems, elephants, salt, cotton | 22 | |
115828222 | Sri Lanka of Indian Ocean Trade | Cinnamon | 23 | |
115828223 | China of Indian Ocean Trade | Silk, porcelain, paper | 24 | |
115828224 | Japan of Indian Ocean Trade | Silver | 25 | |
115828225 | Major Ports in Indian Ocean | Sofala, Mombasa, Mogadishu | 26 | |
115828226 | Major Ports in East Africa | Jidda, Mecca, Ormuz | 27 | |
115828227 | Major Ports in West India | Cambay, Calicut | 28 | |
115828228 | Major Ports in China | Hangzhou | 29 | |
115828229 | Geograhpy of Southeast Asia | Three zones- Mainland (Mekong River flows through). Malay Peninsula. Archipelagoes of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea (volcanis islands). Climate is tropical, terrain mountainous, rainforests. 3000-2000 BCE- Malays and others arrived from China and Indai. Agriculture practiced by 2000 BCE. Early people were also bronze workers and navigators | 30 | |
115828230 | Southeast Asian States | Funan (200-500 Malay) Chenla (500 Combodia). Burma (500). Thai (500). Vietnamese shates of Champa and Annam. Influenced by China and India. SE Asian states- Key players in Indian Ocean Trade | 31 | |
116606638 | Cambodia | Khmer empire (500's-1454 CE). Reached its peak during Angkor period (889-1454). Rulers were aggressive expanding to Burma and Malay. Influenced by India- Hinduism, Buddhism. 21,000 temples | 32 | |
116606639 | Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat | Capitals of Cambodia built during 1100's. | 33 | |
116606640 | Sumatra | Srivijayan empire (500's-1100's). Capital was on Indonesian Island, Sumatra. 600's- Gained control of Indonesia and Malay trade routes. Influenced by India- Hinduism, Buddhism, Borobudor temple. Tamil Kingdoms attacked in 1000's, led to decline. Kertanagara empire took over in 1200's. | 34 | |
116606641 | Polynesia | 2500 BCE-900 CE, left Philippines and Indonesia and settled throughout thousands of Pacific Islands (Oceania). Root farmers, taro, sweet potatoes. Raised pigs, chickens. Fishers, tribes with chiefs, taboo sailors. | 35 | |
116606642 | Polynesian Waves of Migration | Mirconesia- Melanesia- New Guinea- Australia- Fiji-Polynesia- Hawaii- Easter Island Society | 36 | |
116606643 | Colonialism Definition | The establishment, maintenance, acquisition, and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. A process whereby soverignty over the colony is claimed by the metropolitan center and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by colonists. | 37 | |
116606644 | Colonialism | A set of unequal relationships between the colonists and the colony. | 38 | |
116606645 | The term Colonialism usually refers to... | A period of history from the late 15th to 20th century, when European nation states established colonies on other continents. | 39 | |
116606646 | Factors of Colonialism Justification | Profits to be made, expansion of power of the metropolitan center and various religious and political beliefs. | 40 | |
116606647 | Colonialism and imperialism were ideologically linked with... | Mercantilism | 41 | |
116606648 | Imperialism Definition | The creation and maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination | 42 | |
116606649 | Imperialism of the last 500 years | Described as a primarily western undertaking that employs "Expansionist-mercantilism and latterly communist- systems" | 43 | |
116606650 | Imperialized Geographical Domains | Mongolian Empire, Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Portuguese Empire, Spanish Empire, Dutch Empire, Persian Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Chinese Empire, British Empire. | 44 | |
116606651 | The term Imperialism can be applied to... | Domains of knowledge, beliegs, values, and expertise, such as the empires of Christianity and Islam | 45 | |
116606652 | Imperialism is... | Usually autocratic, and sometimes monolothic | 46 |
AP World History- Unit 6: South and Southeast Asia Flashcards
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