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
Buddhists says that nirvana is the state of being free from
struggles
Where did India start
Indus Valley
Main religion of India
Hinduism
Largest City in India
Mumbai
line of rulers that succeed each other in the same family
Dynasty
Seasonal winds that brings lots of rain
Monsoon
Capital of Turkey
Ankara
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Capital of India
New Delhi
Capital of Syria
Damascus
Capital of Iraq
Baghdad
Capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Capital of Iran
Tehran
Capital of Lebenon
Beirut
