U1L3 - State Building in SOUTH Asia & SOUTHEAST Asia

Question 1

What were the main three religions in south + SE asia

Answer 1

Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam

Question 2

What did Hinduism believe in?

Answer 2

-Karma
-Reincarnation
-Polytheistic
-Castle System

Question 3

What was Brahman?

Answer 3

-WORLD SOUL
-Hindus wanted to reunite their souls into it

Question 4

How did India become unified?

Answer 4

Hinduism via Caste System

Question 5

What was at the top of the caste system?

Answer 5

Brahmin

Question 6

Could you move up in the caste system?

Answer 6

NOPE only through reincarnation

Question 7

What happens if you have bad karma?

Answer 7

Reincarnated to a lower caste or as an animal

Question 8

What are the similarities between buddhism and hinduism?

Answer 8

-Reincarnation until you dissolve into the oneness of the universe

Question 9

What were the major differences in hinduism vs buddhism?

Answer 9

Hinduism is an ethnic religion
Caste System

Question 10

Which belief is more likely to spread?

Answer 10

Buddhism because it doesnt have the caste system

Question 11

When did the Dehli Sultanate begin?

Answer 11

1206 for 300 years

Question 12

What religions were most rulers of India?

Answer 12

Islam, so it became the religion of the elite

Question 13

What was a major movement that changed Hinduism?

Answer 13

Bhakti movement

Question 14

What was the bhakti movement?

Answer 14

-Focus on one god rather than multiple
-Rejected caste system
-Encouraged spirituality among all people regardless of caste

Question 15

How was Islam changed?

Answer 15

Sufism

Question 16

How were Bhaktis and Sufis related?

Answer 16

-Mystical experiences
-Rejected some religious requirements
-Encouraged all people to follow religion

Question 17

How was Buddhism changed? How did this effect south Asia?

Answer 17

Became more and more exclusive to monks in South Asia which made Buddhism decline there

Question 18

Which religion had trouble involving itself in India?

Answer 18

islam, biggest minority in India

Question 19

What were the rajput kingdoms?

Answer 19

-collection of rival hindu kingdoms that resisted Islam

Question 20

Give the story about the south hindu empire in India

Answer 20

-Dehli sultanate wanted to expand from north to south so they sent 2 people to convert them (but they were secretly hindu)

Question 21

What was the srivijaya empire?

-Location
-Religion
-Economy

Answer 21

-Ruled 600-1000
-Southeast asia
-mostly buddhist
-Controlled strait of Malacca (best way to get into Indian ocean)

Question 22

What empire ruled Java? What religion?

Answer 22

Majapahit empire
Buddhist

Question 23

How did the majaphit maintain power?

Answer 23

Tributary system as they were the strongest region

Question 24

What dynasty was in Sri Lanka?

Answer 24

Sinhala Dynasties

Question 25

What was the sinhala dynasty?

Answer 25

-Land based
-Buddhist

Question 26

Which empire was weirdly hindu despite not being in India?

Answer 26

Khmer Empire

Question 27

Explain Khmer Empire

Answer 27

-Extremely rich
-Built magnificent hindu temple
-Khmer later convert to Buddhism and then started putting buddha on their temple and kept hindu elements
-syncretism

Question 28

What is syncretism?

Answer 28

combination of religions