The Wenz Academy - H. [GOV]

The Wenz Academy

H. [GOV]
Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.

Historical Development:

State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia.

AMSCO Chapter: 1.3

KEY WORDS:

Vijayanagara Empire
Rajput Kingdoms

Delhi Sultanate
Srivijaya Empire

1.3 H [GOV]: Identify the Main Claim in a text.webm

Skills:

3.A: Identify and describe a claim and/or argument in a text-based or non-text-based source.
3.B: Identify the evidence used in a source to support an argument

1.3 H. GOV [VIDEO #2] SKILL: Identifying Arguments in a Text (Angkor Wat)

Pre-1200 CE: Hindu Rulers Controlled South Asia

India was politically fragmented since before the Islamic invasion. No sizable centralized government ruled over the whole of the Indian subcontinent. Hindu princes governed most states, while Buddhist kingdoms were most common on the island of Sri Lanka.

Post-1200: Islam Invades North India

Islamic conquest placed North India under Islamic control, while central & Southern India remained under the control of Hindu rulers.

Hindu, Buddhist, & Islamic Governance All Shaped S.E. Asia

Before the 1300s, most S.E. Asian rulers were Hindu or Buddhist. As the power & wealth of Islamic merchants increased so too did monarchs in conversion to Islam in Southeast Asian coastal areas. Howver, Buddhism remained the state religion on the Southeast Asian mainland.