Chapter 16 India And The Indian Ocean Basin Essay Part 1 ( 1- 20)

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Compare and contrast the political and religious structures of the Indianized kingdoms in southeast Asia.

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India and Asia both accept many different religions. Asia has a more centralized power while India is split into kingdoms. India has Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Asia has Buddhism, Daoism, Confuciansim, and Islam. They both make use of strong militaries and deep philsophical thought.

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Examine the development of Hinduism in response to the spread of Islam. What other religions have gone through periods of transition in response to outside threats?

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Just like how Hinduism changed in response to Islam, Buddhism changed confucianism in order to create Neo-Confucianism. Different branches of Christianity formed in response to foreign religions.

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Examine the political structure of India after the collapse of Gupta rule. What role did Harsha play during this period?

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Harsha briefly reunited India. He tried but failed to maintain a strong centralized state. This marked the end om empire in India.

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Why did a powerful, centralized state like the Tang dynasty in China never arise in India, after the collapse of the Guptas? What factors might help explain this fact? How was India affected by its lack of political unification?

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There was not another powerful central state in India after the Guptas because the small kingdoms held too much power for one kingdom to conquer and unify them. India was affected by the lack of unification. India as a whole became weaker and was more susceptible to invasion and foreign ideas. This weakness also led to other religions coming to India like Islam.

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Examine the spread of Islam into Southeast Asia. How did it spread and why was it successful? In what ways was Islam viewed differently in Southeast Asia than elsewhere?

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Islam spread though trade and missionaries. It also spread through the expanding Islamic Empire. Weaknesses in India led to the acceptance of Islam. Islam was less popular in Southeast Asia.

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How did Islam reach India? How might India’s fragmented political situation help explain Islam’s success? Why would Islam be popular among certain segments of the Hindu population?

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Islam came to India through missionaries and the expanding Muslim Empire. India's fragmented government led to weaknesses in unification. These weaknesses let niches be made for Islam to thrive. Islam would be popular to a certain people because they are not unified in one religion and they look to Allah to save them.

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In the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu suggested that “One should engage himself in singing of Me, praising Me, dancing with My themes, imitating My exploits and acts . . . ,” What is the point of this advice? How important were devotional cults in postclassical India?

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This means that one should be just like him. Being calm and like his ways. He is basically a roll model. In postclassical India, cults were very imortant because they promised salvation.

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The sixth-century Christian monk, Cosmas Indicopleustes, noted that “Ceylon is in a central position.” How important was trade in the Indian Ocean basin? What were the results of the trade?

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In the Indian ocean Basin was decenty important in trade. The trade brought about specialized productions of commodoties for the commercial market.

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Examine the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni and the later establishment of the Delhi sultanate. When did Islam first arrive in India? How successful were Mahmud and the Delhi sultans in winning converts? How did religion affect the power of the Delhi sultans?

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Islam first arrived in india in the 700's. Mahmud and Delhi won many converts. It gave power to the sultans because they were islamic rulers. They never gained that much power, though.

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4. Compare and contrast the political and religious structures of the Indianized kingdoms in southeast Asia.

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FUNAN:Worshiped Vishnu, Shiva, And other Hindu Dieties. big on trade
SRIVIJAYA:Powerful Navy and Controlled Commerece in southeast asian waters.
ANGKOR:religious was Hinduism as they built a temple to Shiva.

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5. Examine the complex religious world of India. What were the main religions and how did they interact? Was there an attempt to bring the various branches of belief together?

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The Main Religions were Hinduism And Islam.

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7. How did Islam reach India? How might India’s fragmented political situation help explain Islam’s success? Why would Islam be popular among certain segments of the Hindu population?

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Islam Reached INDIA through merchants. Islam was popular among certain segments of the hindu population because it gave equality.

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8. Why did a powerful, centralized state like the Tang dynasty in China never arise in India, after the collapse of the Guptas? What factors might help explain this fact? How was India affected by its lack of political unification?

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9. Compare the influence of India on the Southeast Asian, Indianized societies to the influence exerted by other major societies studied earlier (e.g., Greece, China, Byzantium, etc.). Are there any similarities? In what ways was Indian influence different?

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The similarities of the influences is that they all resulted in the influencees beleiving they had their own type of influence.

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10. Examine the spread of Islam into Southeast Asia. How did it spread and why was it successful? In what ways was Islam viewed differently in Southeast Asia than elsewhere?

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Islam Was sucess ful in southeast asia because of its reputation of sincerity and holiness. Islam was different there because it was adopted as a faith that facilitated their dealings with foreignmuslims.