Early Civilizations
How many years did the Indus Valley culture last for?
1,000 years
What is Reincarnation?
The belief in Hinduism that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body
During the 1500s and 1600s, Who witnessed the flowering of a third great empire?
India
The British government took direct control of most of?
South Asia
What is Civil Disobedience?
The use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws
What were most of the houses built from in Southeast Asia?
Brick
What is Jainism based on?
This religion was based on the Hindu principle of ahimsa or noninjury.
Who ruled from 1556 to 1605?
Akbar the Great
The British were especially interested in what?
Textiles, Timber, and Tea
What is a boycott?
To refuse to buy items from a particular country or company
Near what river did the archeologists in South Asia discover the remains of one of the oldest known civilizations.
Indus River
What did followers in Jainism turn from?
Farming
What was the architectural monument known as?
Taj Mahal
What did European countries use for exploration?
Improved Ships and Maps
Who were the two members of the congress that became leaders?
Mohandas K. and Gandhi
Where were the two centers of Indus Valley culture located?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Where did the second new religion begin?
Northeastern India
Under what ruler did science, medicine, mathematics, and arts flourished.
Chandragupta 1
What happened in late 1800s?
An independence movement began
When did India become independent?
August 1947
Where are the two centers of Indus Valley culture located?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What did Buddhists largely reject?
Caste System
The architectural monument is known as the Taj Mahal was constructed by the fifth Mughal emperor by who?
With the decline of what empire did the traders become a presence in South Asia?
Mughal Empire
What did Indian supporters of independence form?
Indian National Congress