History Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
Q

The first European to reach India sailing around Africa

A

Vasco de Gama

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2
Q

Calico is the ______material first made in India

A

cotton

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3
Q

The people who invaded India

A

Aryans

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4
Q

The group who developed the first Caste system

A

Aryans

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5
Q

The name of the people who do not belong to a Caste

A

Outcastes

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6
Q

Belief that when someone or something dies its soul is reborn into a new person or animal

A

reincarnation

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7
Q

Father of Modern Missions

A

William Carey

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8
Q

Means “Enlightened One”

A

Buddha

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9
Q

India’s first Prime Minister

A

Nehru

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10
Q

An important leader in the struggle for India’s independence

A

Gandhi

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11
Q

Bangladesh was once called

A

Pakistan

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12
Q

One of the major rivers in India

A

Ganges

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13
Q

The name of the tomb that a ruler built for one of his wives

A

Taj Mahal

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14
Q

The first person to take cotton goods from India to Europe

A

Alexander the Great

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15
Q

The place where the math system of Place Value was developed

A

India

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16
Q

Buddhists says that nirvana is the state of being free from

A

struggles

17
Q

Where did India start

A

Indus Valley

18
Q

Main religion of India

A

Hinduism

19
Q

Largest City in India

A

Mumbai

20
Q

line of rulers that succeed each other in the same family

A

Dynasty

21
Q

Seasonal winds that brings lots of rain

A

Monsoon

22
Q

Capital of Turkey

A

Ankara

23
Q

Capital of Jordan

A

Amman

24
Q

Capital of India

A

New Delhi

25
Q

Capital of Syria

A

Damascus

26
Q

Capital of Iraq

A

Baghdad

27
Q

Capital of Saudi Arabia

A

Riyadh

28
Q

Capital of Iran

A

Tehran

29
Q

Capital of Lebenon

A

Beirut