This valley was the home to a great ancient civilization that was a contemporary of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
What is The Indus River?
100
These were the three great Empires of India in the order they existed.
What are the Maurya, The Gupta and the Mughal?
100
This was the first European country to have broad control over trade with India.
What is Portugal?
100
The _______________ of the Mughal empire led to many smaller locally controlled principalities that weakened the empire and contributed to the British Conquest.
What is decentralization?
100
This monotheistic religion was practiced by the Persians and also the Dravidians.
What is Zoroastrianism?
200
This group, likely from central Europe, migrated through the Kybher pass and eventually displaced the collapsing valley civilization.
Who are the Aryans?
200
It was during this dynasty that India saw art, science and literature flourish earning the moniker "Golden Age".
What is The Gupta Dynasty?
200
Which Indian empire was in control of most of the sub-continent when European trade began?
What is the Mughal?
200
These were Indians who served as British Soldiers.
What is a Sepoy?
200
These people are most likely the descendants of the first S. Asian civilization. They have settled in SW India.
Who are Dravidians?
300
These are characteristics of Mojenjo-Daro and Harappa that indicate that the civilization had an efficient government.
What are underground sewage systems, planned streets, evidence of long distance trade from artifacts.
300
He was a great Mauryan king who spread Buddhism and peace throughout his empire.
Who is Asoka?
300
The British fought with this country for dominance of India among other places.
What is France?
300
This was the event that led directly to the British government taking over for the BEIC.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
300
This was the name given to India under British control.
What is The British Raj?
400
This was the name for the oral tradition that would eventually be written down as the tenets of Hinduism.
What is the Vedas?
400
This magnificent building, built by Jahan during the Mughal empire, is among the most famous building in the world.
What is the Taj Mahal?
400
This event brought Robert Clive to India and led to a firmer control as well as justification for mistreatment of Indians.
What is The Black Hole of Calcutta?
400
This was the path to an administrative role in the governance of British India that was really only open to British.
What is the ICS exam?
400
This was the title of the head of the British government in India.
What is Viceroy?
500
These rulers of two great empires outside of India conquered large portions during their reigns.
Who are Darius 1 of Persia and Alexander the Great of Greece?
500
This great king of the Mughal led with tolerance exemplified by his development of "divine faith".
Who is Akbar?
500
This was the Joint stock company granted a monopoly on all trade in the Indies by the British government.
What is the BEIC?
500
These are improvements made by the British in India that would eventually contribute to the Independence movement.
What education and health systems, transportation and additional infrastructure.
500
These are the titles of the local hindu and muslim rulers respectively.