REGIONAL OUTLINE FOR SOUTH ASIA (INDIA, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN) 8000 600 CE 600 1450 CE 1450-1750 CE 1750 1900 CE 1900 Present – – – – (Units 1 and 2) (Unit 3) (Unit 4) (Unit 5) (Unit 6) Society Continued Caste System Introduction of Arabs Patriarchal Politics and Dehli Sultanate Government Introduction of Islam Interactions Arab merchants Indian Ocean Trade Swahili City-States Mongols touch N. India Culture Delhi main cultural – (Science, city Inventions, Cultural diffusion Art, from Caliphates Architecture) Religion Introduction of Islam Main religion: Hinduism Declining Buddhism Economy Indian Ocean Trade Arab merchants Swahili City-States Cotton textiles; spices
REGIONAL OUTLINE FOR SOUTH ASIA (INDIA, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN) 8000 – 600 CE (Units 1 and 2) 600 – 1450 CE (Unit 3) 1450-1750 CE (Unit 4) 1750 – 1900 CE (Unit 5) 1900 – Present (Unit 6) Society Continued Caste System Introduction of Arabs Patriarchal Politics and Government Dehli Sultanate Introduction of Islam Interactions Arab merchants Indian Ocean Trade Swahili City-States Mongols touch N. India Culture (Science, Inventions, Art, Architecture) Delhi – main cultural city Cultural diffusion from Caliphates Religion Introduction of Islam Main religion: Hinduism Declining Buddhism Economy Indian Ocean Trade Arab merchants Swahili City-States Cotton textiles; spices