Early India
What is the oldest language in India?
Sanskrit
Who was the queen when the British entered India?
Queen Elizabeth
In what year did India become independent?
1947
It is estimated that how many people died in the violence?
half a million
What is the predominant religion in India?
Hinduism
The Aryas
What was the new official language in India under British rule?
English
India was for which religious group?
Hindus
Forced migration
What company controlled trade in India?
The British East India Company
Indian peoples migrated from where to Central Asia?
Southeast Asia
What are the two major causes of the partition of India?
Colonization and Religious tensions
Muslims lived in this country after the partition of India?
Pakistan
What are the two major effects of the partition of India
Violence and terrorism
Who was the non-violent leader of the Indian Independence Movement?
Mahatma Ghandi
Between what years did the Aryas migrate to modern India?
2000-1500 BCE
What were the two major religious groups in India?
Hindus and Muslims
Who was the major leader of the Indian Independence Movement?
Mahatma Ghandi
What two religious groups had to leave Pakistan?
Hindus and Sikhs
How would you define colonization?
When a foreign power establishes control over a territory and its people.
What were the 3 predominant religions in early India
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
tea, spices, silk, cotton, and sugar
What country separate from Pakistan in 1971?
Bangladesh
What types of groups have committed violent acts against religious minorities (from both sides)?
Terrorist groups
A split, especially between two nations