India Flashcards

1
Q

The river on which ancient India was built

A

The Indus River

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2
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The two cities on the Indus

A

Harrapat and Mojenjo-Daro

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3
Q

The people who lived in ancient India

A

The Dravidians

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4
Q

The system that divided the people

A

Caste system

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5
Q

The sacred text of the Hindus

A

The Vedas

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6
Q

The order of the castes (highest to lowest)

A

Brahmins- Rulers/Warriors- Merchants- Laborers- Untouchables

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7
Q

The belief in life after death

A

Reincarnation

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8
Q

Last large Muslim Empire

A

Mughal Empire

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9
Q

Founder of the Mughal Empire

A

Babar

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10
Q

The person who extends the control of the Mughal Empire

A

The characteristic shared by Babar and Akbar

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11
Q

The piece of architecture built under the Mughals

A

The Taj Mahal

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12
Q

The first country (and person) who contacted India

A

Portugal and Da Gama

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13
Q

The Portuguese territory in India

A

Goa

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14
Q

The two European countries who fight over India

A

England and France

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15
Q

The managing director of the east India company

A

Robert Clive

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15
Q

The native troops used by India

A

Sepoys

16
Q

The rebellion that occurred in 1857

A

The sepoy rebellion

17
Q

The kind of colony India was called after the sepoy rebellion

A

Crown Colony

18
Q

The Title given to Victoria I

A

Empress of India

19
Q

The largest religion in India

A

Hinduism

20
Q

The small devision of a religion

A

Sect

21
Q

Hinduism- polytheistic or monotheistic?

A

You could argue either way.

22
Q

The founder of Buddhism

A

Siddartha

23
Q

Define Nirvana

A

The state of being enlightened- no longer reincarnated w

24
Q

The founder of Islam

A

Mohammed/ Muhammad

25
Q

The central belief of Islam

A

“There is one god, Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.”

26
Q

The sacred texts of Islam

A

The Koran

27
Q

The two sacred cities of Islam

A

Mecca + Medina

28
Q

Define: Jihad

A

Religious war

29
Q

Define Hijiro

A

The time in which Mohammed converted Medina and returned to Mecca

30
Q

The prophet of Islam

A

Mohammed

31
Q

The major battle between the English and the French

A

The Battle of Plassey