History of Asian Civilization I History 253


History of Asian Civilization I History 253: Topic 6 Medieval India and Southeast Asia

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Identification Items: Identify and discuss the importance of the following items. Mahmud of Ghazni, "Sword of Islam", Rajasthan, Delhi, Nalanda, dhimmis, jizya, Marthas, Mamelukes, sufis, Alaud-din-Khalji, Tughluks, Muhammad Tughluk (1325-1517), Firuz Tughluk, Tamerlane (1336-1405), Sikander Lodi (1389-1517), Bhakti, Kabir of Banaras (1440-1518), (Paliava, Pandya, Chola), Paliavas, Ajanta, Ellora, Tamailnadu, Sri Vijaya, Vijayanagara, Krishna Deva Raya, Gujarat, Khmer empire, Burmans, Thais, Irrawaddy, Pagan, Mons, Theravada Buddhism, Toungoo Rulers, Ava, Konbaung (Alaungpaya Dynasty), Mandalay, Rangoon, Chao Pray Basin, Mekong River, Funan, Angkor Thom, Yasovarman (889-900), , Survavarman II (1113-1150), Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh, Tongking, Hanoi, Nan Yueh (Nam Viet), Champa Kingdom, Hue, Saigon, Sri Vijaya, Malacca Strait, Sailendra Dynasty, Borobadur, Luzon

Essay

1. What does the term "Indianization" or "Sinicization" refer to when used to describe government administrations headed by invaders or foreign powers?
2. In what different ways did Islam spread into South and Southeast Asia?
3. How did distant nomadic invasions, such as the Mongol conquest of China, affect South or Southeast Asia?

Reading Assignment: Murphey, Chpater 6

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