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| Flowers Underfoot: Indian Carpets of the Mughal Era |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Discusses the construction, design, and use of carpets in Mughal India. With activities, resources, historical background, and 7 carpets from the Metropolitan Museum's permanent collection.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crpt/hd_crpt.htm | |
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| India Outside In [PDF] |
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| Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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Enter the world of Indian religious and cultural art by approaching it as an outsider eager to look in. For two centuries, Great Britain controlled various Indian regions and left an indelible mark on Indian culture. At the same time, colonizers were unable to remain unaffected by the rich Indian culture that surrounded them. In this series of activities, students will follow different approaches and listen to different voices in order to explore and draw conclusions about Indian visual representations of religious faith.
Go to Museum Resource: https://content.sbma.net/education/lessonPlans/pdf/73India%20Outside%20In%20Puj... | |
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| Trading Places: The East India Company and Asia |
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| The British Library
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Trading Places "follows the journey of one of the biggest multinationals in history -- the East India Company." Includes a company timeline and "fact file," as well as extensive information on the history of the company and its activities in Asia. Also includes an in-depth look at the history of Bombay. With maps and images throughout. Asia used to be known as 'The East Indies.' Pepper, spices, medicinal drugs, aromatic woods, perfumes and silks were rare commodities in Europe, and therefore valuable. Trading in them could make you a fortune. And for this chance many were willing to risk their lives. There were three great empires in Asia: the Ottoman Turkish; the Mughal; the Chinese. Each was wealthy and sophisticated and had its own international trading network. How could Europe open up its own trading routes to Asia?"
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/trading/tradingplaces.html | |
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