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The middle ages" or medieval" 500 ce to 1200 ce. The idea of india" similar systems of politics, ideology, economy, and culture. From ancient/classical to medieval landed communities and the rise of. We read these now and think they are very arrogant. There is no single empire, but the rise and fall of a series of small kingdoms. We will look at two empires: the pala dynasty north (8th 12th century) and the cola dynasty south (9th 13th century) Numerous shrine, monasteries, pilgrimage sites (bodhgaya) and buddhist universities. Later shifts to hinduism and vishnu dominates. Known for its art sculptures as objects of devotion set into niches (little cubbies) Buddhist artistic subjects: vajrayana buddhism, bodhisattvas (buddhist who is to help other people find their way), shakyamuni buddha (the historical buddha) Hindu artistic subjects: uma-maheshvara, sadashiva, avatars of vishnu (vamana and narasimha) Nalanda buddhist university subjects included: philosophy, medicine, ritual, philology (language), astronomy and meditation.

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