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Indian Empires
Imperialism
Caste System
Independence
The British
100
He was the first ruler to unite India.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
100
British rule in India began under this entity.
What is the East India Company?
100
This Caste is made up of priests, academics, and politicians.
What is Brahmin?
100
Gandhi practiced law in this country.
What is South Africa?
100

The British began to trade with and take resources out of India as early as the _____________.

1600s

200
This Greek ruler conquered India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
Indian soldiers fighting for the British
What were sepoys?
200
This Caste is made up of merchants and landowners.
What is Vaishya?
200
These acts gave the British powers to quell public unrest, including the right to imprison anyone deemed suspicious.
What are the Rowlatt Acts?
200

Among other raw materials, the British shipped many tons of _____________ to Britain and other European countries for the making of cloth.

cotton

300
The name for this empire means mongols.
What is Mughals?
300
India became a major supplier of goods for Britain during this time period.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
300
This Caste is made up of commoners, peasants, and servants.
What is Sudra?
300
This was influenced by Gandhi’s campaign of non-cooperation.
What is the American Civil Rights Movement?
300

______________, a blue dye used in cloth manufacturing was also shipped to Britain from the 1600s to the 1900s.

Indigo

400
This is the first empire for which historians have accounts of daily life in India.
What is the Gupta Empire?
400
Rumors of rifle cartridges being sealed with beef and pork fat helped lead to this rebellion.
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
400
This Caste is made up of street sweepers and restroom cleaners.
What is the Dalit?
400
He was the first prime minister of India.
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
400

The British love _________, especially as a hot beverage, and shipped many tons of it from India to Britain.

Tea

500
These kingdoms in southern India were not conquered by any of the early empires.
What are the Tamil kingdoms?
500
Ram Mohun Roy was known as this.
Who is the Father of Modern India?
500
This Caste is made up of royalty and warriors.
What is Kshatriya?
500
He was the first leader of Pakistan.
Who is Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
500

Britain had complete control of India by the early ____________.

1900