History Chapter 5 Flashcards
The first European to reach India sailing around Africa
Vasco de Gama
Calico is the ______material first made in India
cotton
The people who invaded India
Aryans
The group who developed the first Caste system
Aryans
The name of the people who do not belong to a Caste
Outcastes
Belief that when someone or something dies its soul is reborn into a new person or animal
reincarnation
Father of Modern Missions
William Carey
Means “Enlightened One”
Buddha
India’s first Prime Minister
Nehru
An important leader in the struggle for India’s independence
Gandhi
Bangladesh was once called
Pakistan
One of the major rivers in India
Ganges
The name of the tomb that a ruler built for one of his wives
Taj Mahal
The first person to take cotton goods from India to Europe
Alexander the Great
The place where the math system of Place Value was developed
India