HUMA 1770 Lecture Notes - White Lotus, Pure Land Buddhism, Ming Dynasty
3 May 2013
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Chapter 9 the expansion of civilization in southern asia. Kushans thrived on the commerce that passed through the area of the silk road. Trade between the roman empire and china transported through this route. Trade between india and europe begun before the rise of the roman empire. Silk road was an outlet for material goods, technology, and ideas. India came under islamic rule, many muslim rulers in india. Muslims viewed themselves as foreign conquers and maintained a strict separation between muslim ruling class and the mass of hindu population. Muslim rule did not disrupt class and caste system. Main characteristics of southeast asian social and economic life, culture, and religion before. Traditional states of southeast asia can be divided between agricultural societies and trading societies. Farming and trade = product of the environment. Role of india; southeast asian kinds were believed to possess special godlike qualities.
