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1. What continent is India located on?
Asia
What is a sepoy?
An Indian soldier in the British East Indian Army
(both Hindus and Muslims served in the army)
7. What was British Imperialism? Define the term and provide an alternative synonym for the term "imperialism"
When a strong country seeks to dominate another country politically, socially or economically
AKA: colonialism
12. Who was Mohandas Gandhi? Why was he historically significant? What is he remembered for?
Leader of the Indian National Congress in the 1920s, leader of India's independence movement; founder of non-violent protest tactics aka civil disobedience
2. What two religions are widely practiced throughout India?
Hinduism
Islam
5. Why was the Mughal Empire historically significant? What contributions did the Mughals make to Indian history?
They popularized Islam in India
They established trade agreements with the British East India Company
11. What was the Indian National Congress? What was the primary goal of the Indian National Congress from 1885 to 1947?
The first political party in India, created in 1885, to gain independence for India from Great Britain
13. What was the Non-Cooperation Movement? What was the goal of the movement?
Stop cooperating with British rule, stop buying British goods and following British rule
EX: Wear Indian made clothing, Swadeshi
20. When did India's independence movement start and end? Alongside what historical events?
1857 - 1947
1857:Sepoy Rebellion against religious discrimination
1947: two years after the end of WWII
6. What was the British East India Company? Why was it historically significant?
A joint stockholder company that chartered trade voyages to India; establishing trade agreements with Mughal princes
8. What caused the Sepoy Rebellion? Why is the Sepoy Mutiny considered an important event in Indian history?
The British required Hindu and Muslim sepoys to perform duties that violated their religious beliefs
Specifically, they were asked to bite gun cartridges greased in cow and pig fat to load guns to defend British interests in India
17. Did Gandhi support the partition of India?
No, he believed in religious pluralism
He advocated for a multicultural society
2. Why is India often referred to as a subcontinent?
It's nearly the size of a continent
3. When did the Mughal Empire exist in India? During what years?
1526 - 1857
10. What were two results, or effects, of The Great Revolt of 1857? What makes it historically significant or important?
2. India became a British colony in 1858
16. What was the Partition of India? Define the term and provide a synonym for the term "partition"
19. List two effects of the partition
16. PARTition: to divide into parts, separate
Division of India in to two separate countries: India and Pakistan
19.
1. Creation of new political borders
2. Mass religious based migration
What is one Enduring Issue that you have noticed throughout the unit? The impact of...
Identify the enduring issue
State and example of the issue
The impact of...
religion
migration
colonialism/colonization
imperialism
political violence
4. List 3 reasons why the Mughal Empire declined, or lost power
1. Foreign invasion/ increased European presence
2. Rise of regional rulers
3. Loss of military protection when they ran out of land to exchange for Mandsabar loyalty
9. List two major goals of The Great Revolt of 1857?
1. Highlight religious discrimination in the army
2. End British trade agreements in India
15. List 3 methods of non-violent protest that Gandhi supported
1. Boycott - stop buying British goods (EX: clothing)
2. Break unjust British laws (EX: Salt March)
3. Hunger Strikes