Transcript India Review

What is the
dominant
religion in
India?
Hinduism
Hinduism in the world
Pakistan is
dominated by
which world
religion?
Islam
Is Hinduism
monotheistic
or
polytheistic?
Polytheistic
-belief in many godsHinduism the largest polytheistic
religion in the world
Is Islam
monotheistic or
polytheistic?
Monotheistic
-belief in one GodIslam is the second largest
monotheistic religion (only
Christianity is larger
What is the holy
text of
Hinduism?
The Vedas
What is the holy
text of Islam?
The Koran
Other than
Hinduism, what
other major world
religion was
founded in India?
Buddhism
Where did
Buddhism
spread to?
Who spread it
there?
China and Southeast Asia
Spread by the missionary Asoka
Asoka spread
Buddhism here!
What is the
caste system?
Social class system in a
Hindu society
What is the
purpose of the
caste system?
To move up it after each life
(reincarnation) by gaining
good Karma-- when you reach
the top and have good karma, you
go to live with the universal spirit.
Top of caste system: Priests
Bottom of caste system:
untouchables
What is karma?
Karma is all the good or bad
things you do in life.
If at the end of life you have “good
karma,” you’ll move up the caste
system when reincarnated. If have
“bad Karma” you’ll be reincarnated
down the caste system, or possibly
be reincarnated as an animal.
What is
reincarnation?
Hindu (and Buddhist)
belief that your soul
is reborn over and
over again as
different people or
animals.
How does one
escape the cycle
of reincarnation
in Hinduism?
Reach the top of the
caste system by
gaining good karma.
How does a
person escape
the cycle of
reincarnation in
Buddhism?
Follow the eight
fold path and reach
nirvana.
What empire
ruled India from
c. 1500-1750?
The Mughal ( Mogul )
Empire
What religion
did the Moguls
introduce into
India?
Islam
especially into an area called
Kashmir in the Himalayas
Kashmir
What architectural
achievement are the
Moguls famous for?
The Taj Mahal
What were the
chief products
traded by the
Mogul Empire?
Textiles
clothing products
Who was the
first European
to sail to India?
Vasca Da Gama
Portugal
Da Gama’s
route to India
After Da Gama’s
trip, which three
European countries
set up trading
posts in Mogul
India?
Portugal, England, and
the Netherlands (Dutch)
England
Netherlands
India was a
colony of which
country from
c.1750 to 1947?
Great Britain
British India to 1947
What Indian
leader led India
to independence
in 1947?
Mahatma Gandhi
What methods
did Gandhi use
to free India
from Great
Britain?
Civil disobedience and
passive resistance
Disobeying the law and
authority without violence
After
independence,
India was split up
into 3 countries by
Great Britain,
India, Sri Lanka, and
East/West Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
After a war with West
Pakistan in 1971, East
Pakistan became
which independent
country?
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, former
East Pakistan
The island country
of Sri Lanka was
known which
name under
British rule?
Ceylon
Sri Lanka, formally known as Ceylon
Upon giving
independence to
India, why did
Britain split up
India?
Because of extreme
religious differences:
East/West Pakistan: Islam
India: Hindu
Sri Lanka (Ceylon): Buddhist
What land area is
still being fought
over by India and
Pakistan?
Kashmir
India Vs. Pakistan
Kashmir
Where is
Kashmir found?
Himalayas Mountains
Himalayas from space
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