india quiz Flashcards
British East India Company
company that bought cheap in India and sold to other countries- gained power by turning principalities against each other- ruled for 90+ years
apartheid
a political process of keeping all races separate with whites in power
Indian troops lashed out against East India Company- ended the rule of the British East India Company in 1857
Sepoy rebellion
rulers of India after British government took India from the British east india company after the sepoy rebellion
British Raj
how Ashoka spread Buddhism
he sent lots of missionaries including his son and daughter to lots of other countries- he built lots of temples and statues of the Buddha- he was a very like able person
India religion now
over 90% hindu, approx 5% muslim, remaining percent Sikh, Jain, Zoroastrian, Buddhism, etc.
Mughal empire
muslim, descendants of genghis khan, some rulers were tolerant of non-muslims however many rulers were very harsh and mistreated non muslims
Indian Independence
August, 1947
Pakistan- Muslims
India- Hindu, Sikh, Sain
since the split there has been conflict between the 2 countries and they have threatened nuclear war
Akbar the great
Mughal leader who destroyed the Jizya- tax on non-muslims, allowed freedom of religion, supported interfaith marriages, allowed business transactions between different belief systems, didnt hold non-muslims to the Shari’a or Islam code of law, allowed Hindus in the government, allowed people to govern themselves, created the religion Din-i Ilahi or the religion of god
Ashoka
a Mauryan leader who played a huge role in the spread of Buddhism, he won a war where his soldiers slaughtered over 100,000 people but after seeing all the damage he decided to go against war, give up meat, made a policy of Dhamma or the toleration of all life, he ensured Buddhisms survival
the process of a leader(Britain) forcing the colony(India) to give raw material and forces them to buy it
mercantilism
pros of british rule
- brought together dozens of principalities to form one country
- education system
- infrastructure
- accepted all religious/ethnic groups
- army gave protection from outsiders
- helped Gandhi become a great leader
- removed caste system-makes Indians equal
- helps introduce “world language” of English
- created formal local/stage governments so India had structured government when the British left
cons of british rule
- thousands of lives lost in uprisings
- stripped Indians of lots of wealth- natural resources, agriculture, personal possesions
- tax/mercantilism
- unfair legal judgements
- violation of citizens civil rights
- martial law
Dhamma
the policy that Ashoka created that meant the toleration of all life
silk road essay
china- spread silk
india- spread buddhism to china
great brittain-
