India in Medieval Time
INTRODUCTION
The subject of this report is India in medieval time. Medieval time is the time between 500C.E-1400C.E. India has always been diverse and rich in culture and architecture places like Gandhara was rich with culture of different regions of world. That’s because it had influences from people coming from different areas like when Alexander came from Greek civilization. World’s first university was in Taxila. It became the centre of education. In medieval times invaders mainly Arabs came to this area and thus had affects on the India. On other hand Europe was going through dark ages wars were going on then crusades but after that church grew very powerful and their art and architecture starts developing keeping church as centre of every thing. Their whole art was religious based and was for church. In this report I will be talking about how India was diverse by talking about its various aspects.
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CONTENTS
CULTURE AND SOCIETY • SOCIETY STRUCTURE • FAMILY • POSITION OF WOMEN
RELIGION
POLITICS
ECONOMY • TRADE CENTRES • TRADE ROUTES • TRADING COUNTRIES • EXPORTS
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
SOCIETY STRUCTURE
Structure of society was that it was divided in caste system. There was a strong caste system in India that we don’t see in Europe. Since it was mainly an agriculture based society that demands caste system for an efficiently working society. Since areas were ruled individually there was difference in society structure in different areas too. They had different gods and thus different rituals. On other hand most people in Europe did farming too but they were servants, peasants or serfs.
FAMILY
People lived in joint family system i.e. husband wife their children grand children their wives all lived under same roof. The eldest
The subject of this report is India in medieval time. Medieval time is the time between 500C.E-1400C.E. India has always been diverse and rich in culture and architecture places like Gandhara was rich with culture of different regions of world. That’s because it had influences from people coming from different areas like when Alexander came from Greek civilization. World’s first university was in Taxila. It became the centre of education. In medieval times invaders mainly Arabs came to this area and thus had affects on the India. On other hand Europe was going through dark ages wars were going on then crusades but after that church grew very powerful and their art and architecture starts developing keeping church as centre of every thing. Their whole art was religious based and was for church. In this report I will be talking about how India was diverse by talking about its various aspects.
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CONTENTS
CULTURE AND SOCIETY • SOCIETY STRUCTURE • FAMILY • POSITION OF WOMEN
RELIGION
POLITICS
ECONOMY • TRADE CENTRES • TRADE ROUTES • TRADING COUNTRIES • EXPORTS
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
SOCIETY STRUCTURE
Structure of society was that it was divided in caste system. There was a strong caste system in India that we don’t see in Europe. Since it was mainly an agriculture based society that demands caste system for an efficiently working society. Since areas were ruled individually there was difference in society structure in different areas too. They had different gods and thus different rituals. On other hand most people in Europe did farming too but they were servants, peasants or serfs.
FAMILY
People lived in joint family system i.e. husband wife their children grand children their wives all lived under same roof. The eldest
Bibliography: Thapar, Romila. ‘The Penguin History of ‘Early India’: From the Origins to AD 1300’. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2002.