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Ghazni | an Islamic state in present day Afganistan; founded by Turkish slaves |
Mahmud of Ghazni | expanded Muslim state by attacking Hindu kingdoms |
rajputs | Hindu warriers |
Sultanate of Dehi | a new Muslim state spread over northern India by 1200 |
Deccan Plateau | Sultanate of Delhi expanded to this area |
Timur Lenk | ruler of Mongol state; masacared 100,00 Hindu prisoners |
Samarkand | Timu Lenk ruled a Mongol state based here |
New threat to India after Timur lenk | Moguls and Portugese traders searchig for gold and spice |
Moguls | nomadic Muslims in north of India; new threat to India in 16 C |
just war theory | prisners do not loose basic human rights |
maharaja | great king |
Mahayana | beieved nirvana could be achieved by devotion to the Buddha |
Theravada | saw Buddhism as a way of life |
Nirvana | release frm the "wheel of life"; ultimate understanding |
India's chief source of wealth | agriculture; trade between SW and East Asia |
Golden Islands | islands located between India and China |
archipelego | a chain of islands |
Malay Peninsula | extends south from China |
Vietnam | adopted Chinese governing; Confucianism, court rituals and exams |
Great Viet | new Vietnamese state after the overthrow of China |
Angkor | Khmer Empire; present day Cambodia |
Jayavarman | ruler who untied Khmer people; "god king" |
Angkor Wat | temple in present day Cambodia |
Khmer Empire | Angkor; present day Cambodia |
Burmans | grated from Tiet in 7 c. to escape Chinese armies |
Pagan Empire | established bu Burmans; adopted Indian institutions |
Saiendra and Srivijaya | states that emerged from Malay penninsula and Indian archipelago |
Majapahit | became greatest kingdom or empire in the Malay region |
Malaka | Islamic sultanate center 1400's; areas maor trading port; Islamic |
South East Asian Religions | blend Hindu and Buddhism (Theravada) |
Thailand | India influenced; converted to Buddhism; destroyed Angkor capital in 1432 |
Economy of SE Asia | Agriculture (subsistence farming) and trade |