"The Jewel Tree", a page from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama, Tabriz, c. 1530 CE sold at Sotheby's 10/15/1997

Minaret, for the mosque of Amir Qutb al-Din Aibak Delhi, India, ca. 1192 CE height 230 ft.

Read:

• Duiker/Spielvogel:  pp. 180-200.
• Diamond:  pp. 334-353.
• Christian:  pp. 406-439.

Written Assignment 11: Due on email by Sunday, 6 pm, March 26.  Answer one of the following questions in 4 to 5 paragraphs.

1. What impact did Muslim rule have on India?
2. How did Indian civilization influence the societies that arose in southeast Asia?

Primary Source Questions for Week 11

Maps

Photos from Tulum [Thanks to Brandon Martin]