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Inc.\nFYI:\nHistorically, India’s geographic boundaries were bigger than they are today\nBangladesh + India + Pakistan = India\nBangladesh and Pakistan did not exist as separate countries until after India gained independence from Great Britain in 1947\n“Northwest India” generally means Pakistan\nAncient Indian cities, such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, are located in what is now Pakistan\nIndia’s Geography\nAs large as Europe, minus Russia\nPopulation: 1.15 billion (2010 estimate)\nSecond only to China\nHimalayan Mountains (northeast)\nSeparate India from Tibet and western China\nNorthwest\nHistoric route of land invasions\nAlexander the Great, Mughals\nIndian Ocean (route of British conquest)\nClimate\nHot (except in highlands)\nLand – very fertile to semi-desert\nGanges and Indus River Valleys\nNorthern India\nEarly 1900s\nArchaeologists discovered ruins of Mohenjo-daro (circa 2600 BCE) and Harappa (circa 2600 BCE)\nBronze and copper\nFired brick\nPicture writing (undeciphered)\nFarming, jewelry-making, and woven cloth\nEngineering – drainage systems\nCivilization ended circa 1900 BCE\nAryan Invasion (ca. 1700-1300 BCE)\nInvaders came from Europe\nTraced through Indo-European language roots\nRuled India for hundreds of years\nSet up small kingdoms ruled by rajahs\nConquered native Dravidians\nCreated modern Hinduism from Dravidian religious traditions and their own ideas\nEstablished India’s caste system\nVedic Age (circa 1500-500 BCE)\nVedas written in Sanskrit (India’s literary language)\nMahabharata\nRamayana\nAlexander the Great\u000b(ca. 327/326 BCE)\nMacedonian (Greek) who led conquering forces across northern India\nRuled briefly\nGreeks expelled from most of India after Alexander’s death\nContinued contact with Alexandrian successor state, the Seleucid empire, to the west\nMaurya Empire (322-185 BCE)\nDynasty begun by Chandragupta Maurya\nAsoka (grandson), 273-232 BCE\nRuled all of India\nConverted to Buddhism\nReligious tolerance, generosity, wisdom, and kindness\nSpread Buddhism – Burma, Ceylon, Siam, Tibet\nWar and disunity after his death\nGupta Dynasty (320-467 CE)\nNorthern India reunited\nTrade\nWith West\nBurma, Indochina, Java, Sumatra\nBuddhism and Hinduism spread out\nCultural diffusion\nMughal Empire (1526-1858)\n12th century – Muslim invasion\n1500 – Central Asians, led by Mughals (Moguls), established a kingdom in northern India\nAkbar (1556-1605)\nConquest of central India\nEfficient and strong government\nReligious tolerance\nBusiness and commerce encouraged\nArchitecture\nForts, mosques, palaces, tombs\nTaj Mahal – Agra, India – Tomb for a Mogul emperor’s favorite wife\nEnd of the Mughal Empire\n17th century – empire crumbled\nFighting between smaller kingdoms\nEnglish, French, and Portuguese traders gained influence\n1763 – Seven Years’ War\nEnglish (British East India Company) won control of India from the French\nTaken over by the British government under Queen Victoria (British Raj, 1858-1947)\nIndependent after World War II (1947)\nHinduism\nEscape sins of life by attaining purity and perfection of the soul\nCaste system\nProcess starts in lowest caste (Untouchables)\nSoul reincarnated in person of higher caste\nMust carry out duties of the caste\nRepeated rebirths\nSoul ultimately becomes perfect and merges with the soul of Brahma (principal god)\nCastes\nOriginal castes\nBrahmin (priests)\nWarriors\nFarmers and traders\nSudra (servants)\nEventually divided by occupation into thousands of castes\nLowest – the Untouchables\nStrict purification rituals if others contact them\nToday – legal protections under Indian law, but prejudice still exists\nHinduism (Continued)\nAll life is sacred\nAnimals respected\nCow is sacred\nMost Hindus are vegetarians\nBasic beliefs\nWorld is evil\nReincarnation after death (animal or human)\nSoul purified by completion of caste duties\nReverence for animals\nEscape world’s evils through prayer\nBuddhism\nFounded by Gautama (563-483 BCE)\nAge 30 – Gave up position and wealth to study the right way to live\nCalled Buddha (","cbCaia5duoeZVdoj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia5duoeZVdoj","ppt",190976,18,"English","# INDIA - A Quick Overview of Indian History - FYI\n## India’s Geography\n## Northwest, Ancient Cities, and Early Civilizations\n## Aryan Invasion and Vedic Age\n## Empires: Alexander, Maurya, Gupta, and Mughal\n## British Rule and Independence (1947)\n## Hinduism and Buddhism\n## Culture and Science\n## Review Questions","[{\"question\":\"What are the estimated geographic and population facts mentioned about India?\",\"answer\":\"The geographic boundaries historically were bigger than today, and population is given as about 1.15 billion (2010 estimate), second only to China.\"},{\"question\":\"Which ancient Indus River Valley civilizations are cited, and when were they discovered?\",\"answer\":\"Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are cited as civilizations discovered in the early 1900s, dated around 2600 BCE.\"},{\"question\":\"What contributions from India to mathematics and numerals are described?\",\"answer\":\"The notes highlight the use of zero, decimal point and minus sign, and explain that “Arabic” numerals reached Europe through Arab traders who got them from India.\"}]","INDIA - 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