PPT Flashcards
The first two cities, Harappa and Monenjo Daro, appeared where in 2500 BCE
The Indus Valley
Around 1500 BCE, nomadic herders known as what settled in northern South Asia
Aryans
What was the name of the language that the Aryans developed
Sanskrit
Wha were the things that Sanskrit was recorded on
Vedas
In the 500s BCE what religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism
In the 300s BCE, what prince founded the Gupta Empire
Chandragupta
Chandragupa Maura founded what empire along the Ganges Valley
The Gupta
Who gained power of the Mauryan Empire in 274
Asoka
Who was an administrator for the British East India Company who was responsible for the defeat of the French in India
Robert Clive
What year did India gain independence
1947
What was the first time that the Indians rebelled against the British
The Sepoy Rebellion
What Massacre happened in April of 1919, and 380 people died
Amritsar
What does mahatma mean
Great one
What two religions was Gandhi inspired by
Christianity and Hinduism
What was one positive economic change the British had on India
Roads were improved
This man took control of Pakistans government in 1999
General Pervez Musharraf
Most people share this as a comman ancestor
The Sherpa
Most people in India and Nepal are this
Hindus
Most people in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives are this
Muslim
This religion is strong in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal
Buddhism
This religion was founded in the 1500s and stresses doing good deeds to escape reincarnation
Sikhism
People in this religion reject all violence and protect all living th
Jainism
He was the first prime minister of India
Nehru
