What changes took place in food habits in the medieval period in India?What changes took place in food habits in the medieval period in India?
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Medieval India
Learning Goals:
New political and social groups
Castes and sub-castes
New languages
New religions
New social and political groups: The study of the thousand years from 700 to 1750 is a big challenge for historians. This is because of the scale and variety of developments that took place during this period.
Some instances of these are as follows:
Emergence of new technologies: During this period, new technologies made their appearance like the Persian wheel in irrigation, Spinning wheel in weaving and Firearms in combat.
New foods and beverages arrived in the subcontinent; like potatoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee.
Economic, social, political and cultural changes also took place during this period. This was a result of the ideas of people who also brought new ideas.
This was a period of great mobility, i.e. groups of people travelled long distances in search of opportunities offered by the subcontinent. The subcontinent had immense wealth and opportunities for people to carve a fortune.