Geography & Landforms
This mountain range forms the northern border of India
The Himalayas
Around 300 AD which empire began in India and is noted for art and science?
The Gupta Empire
What was the name of the British company that first ruled and traded in India?
The East India Company
Name one of the New England Colonies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Name the fertile plain in Northern India formed by soil deposited from rivers flowing from the Himalayas
The Ganges Plain
Which ancient cities in the Indus River Valley were abandoned for unknown reasons?
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
What is the Hindi word meaning "to rule" that was used to name the period of direct British governance in India?
Raj (The British "Raj")
Which colony was founded by William Penn as a safe place for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
India is a peninsula surrounded by oceans and seas. Name the sea to the SOUTH WEST and the bay to the SOUTH EAST.
SOUTH WEST: Arabian Sea
SOUTH EAST: Bay of Bengal
Which people arrived in India around 1700-1500 BCE and were known for farming?
The Aryan People
In what year did Queen Victoria get proclaimed Empress of in India?
1877
What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies because they produced many grains?
The "Breadbasket of the Colonies"
This desert is located in Western India
The Thar Desert
During 1527-1707 which empire oversaw a golden age of art, literature, and the construction of the Taj Mahal?
The Mughal Empire
What 1857 uprising by Indian soliders led to the transfer of control from the East India Company to the British Crown?
The Sepoy Rebellion
Which Southern colony was first settled successfully in 1607 and was the location of Jamestown?
Explain why being a peninsula affected India's trade and cultural contact with other regions
Gave India many ports, long coastlines that helped with trade by the sea with others. Allowed for cultural exchange (spices/textiles)
Put these events in chronological order: Mughal golden age, Gupta Empire begins, Aryans arrive, Harappa and Mohenjo Daro abandonment.
1. Harappa and Mohenjo Daro abandonment
2. Aryans Arrive (1700-1500 BCE)
3. Gupta Empire Begins (300 AD)
4. Mughal golden age (1527-1707)
Describe two reasons life for many Indians worsened under British rule
Answers may vary
List two cash crops grown on Southern plantations that relied on slave labor
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
Cotton
Sugarcane