India Flashcards
The river on which ancient India was built
The Indus River
The two cities on the Indus
Harrapat and Mojenjo-Daro
The people who lived in ancient India
The Dravidians
The system that divided the people
Caste system
The sacred text of the Hindus
The Vedas
The order of the castes (highest to lowest)
Brahmins- Rulers/Warriors- Merchants- Laborers- Untouchables
The belief in life after death
Reincarnation
Last large Muslim Empire
Mughal Empire
Founder of the Mughal Empire
Babar
The person who extends the control of the Mughal Empire
The characteristic shared by Babar and Akbar
The piece of architecture built under the Mughals
The Taj Mahal
The first country (and person) who contacted India
Portugal and Da Gama
The Portuguese territory in India
Goa
The two European countries who fight over India
England and France
The managing director of the east India company
Robert Clive
The native troops used by India
Sepoys
The rebellion that occurred in 1857
The sepoy rebellion
The kind of colony India was called after the sepoy rebellion
Crown Colony
The Title given to Victoria I
Empress of India
The largest religion in India
Hinduism
The small devision of a religion
Sect
Hinduism- polytheistic or monotheistic?
You could argue either way.
The founder of Buddhism
Siddartha
Define Nirvana
The state of being enlightened- no longer reincarnated w
The founder of Islam
Mohammed/ Muhammad
The central belief of Islam
“There is one god, Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.”
The sacred texts of Islam
The Koran
The two sacred cities of Islam
Mecca + Medina
Define: Jihad
Religious war
Define Hijiro
The time in which Mohammed converted Medina and returned to Mecca
The prophet of Islam
Mohammed
The major battle between the English and the French
The Battle of Plassey
