Definitions
Group of people who share a distinctive culture
What is an ethnic group
Effect-India is a subcontinent
Cause- The Himalaya Mountains create a barrier between India and the rest of Asia
what occurred during the Gupta Empire in northern India
The Empire experienced a golden age
Favorite color
Blue
Condition of being different
What is diversity
Cause- the Aryans moved into India
Effect- Aryans bought Brahmanism and the caste system to India
Identify five levels of caste system in India
The top level was Brahman: priest, teachers, judges, Next the warriors and rulers, then the commoners, which included farmers and merchants, then the slaves and unskilled workers and at the bottom the untouchables who did the jobs that no one else would do
College Football team
Notre Dame
What is a caste
social group
Effect- India was difficult to unify
Cause- India was very diverse
In 1336 CE, the Vijayanagara came to power. Explain why the Vijayanagara was an appropriate name for this kingdom
Vijayangara means “Land of Victory” This was appropriate because the kingdom successfully stopped Muslim expansion
Favorite type of shoe
Crocs
Arabic word for King
Sultan
Effect- some rulers were able to unite India
Contrast northern and southern India in the 1300's
Northern India was ruled by the Muslims where as the Southern was ruled by the Hindus
Describe the invasion of India that occurred in 1398 CE
In 1398 CE, Tamerlane invaded Northern India, capturing Delhi, slaughtering 100,000 Hindus, and looting from Muslims. The effect was that the Hindus and Muslims started working together for the first time.
Where do I go to college
Lock Haven
Sanskrit word for King
raja
Effect- Muslims wanted to control India
Cause- Muslims wanted to spread Islam and Seize India's wealth
Identify what social structure had the greatest impact on medieval India society and describe how it affected the people of India
The caste system was the social structure that had the greatest impact on medieval India. The caste system determined most aspects of people’s lives:
whom a person could marry
a person’s job
a person’s clothing
what a person ate
where a person lived
a person’s social status
a person’s associates
Explain why the Indians did or did not want to live under the caste system
(pick one) Yes, they did because they believed their caste was deserved. The caste system also provided order.
No they didn’t because the caste system wasn’t fair: different caste were treated differently
Sport I played
Soccer