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Undergraduate 1
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dravidians
Definition
original inhabitants
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original purpose of varna
Definition
line of demarcation between conquerers and conquered
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% of polytheistic in India
Definition
85%
Term
563 BCE
Definition
Buddha
Term
1206 AD
Definition
a sultanate was founded in Delhi
Term
1556-1605
Definition
Akbar; Mogul rule blanketed India
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1700
Definition
mogul rule begins to decline
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1498
Definition
vasco de gamo
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1600
Definition
british east india company has monopoly over spices
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1858
Definition
britain takes over
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1947
Definition
india's independce led by mohandas ghandi
Term
ahimsa
Definition
non-violence
Term
monsoon
Definition
seasonal shifting of winds
Term
temperatures
Definition
cool season= nov-feb

hot season= march-may

rains=june-october
Term
british east indian companies centers
Definition
Bombay, Calcutta, Madras
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western ghats has this type of wood
Definition
teak and sandalwood
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2500 BCE
Definition
India's early civilization
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7500
Definition
domestication occurs
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year and cause of early civilization decline
Definition
100 BCE because of arrival of Aryans
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Presidencies
Definition
Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta
Term
Hindi and English
Definition
each about 1/3 of India's language
Term
Kashmir Conflict
Definition
India and Pakistan both wanted control of Kashmir
Term
Punjab Conflict
Definition
Division between India and Pakistan. Government put it under martial law
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Sri Lanka Conflict
Definition
Religious and Linguistic differences. Sinhalese wanted a unitary government and Tamils wanted political and cultural autonomy
Term
captial of india:
what is it now?
when was it changed?
what did it change from?
Definition
New Delhi
1911
Calcutta?
Term
Where is Hinduism?
Definition
mostly India
Term
Where is Islam?
Definition
Pakistan and Bangladesh
Term
Where is Buddhism?
Definition
Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka
Term
Where is Sikhism?
Definition
Punjab
Term
Varna
Definition
Brahmins-priests
Kshatriyas-warriors
Vaishyas-merchants and farmers
Sudras-peasants and laborers
Dalits-untouchables
Term
veda
Definition
oldest surviving literature of the Aryans
Term
"untouchables"
Definition
Dalits
Term
Jati
Definition
the hundreds of local endogomous "marrying within" groups that exist at each varna level
Term
Capital of Bangladesh
Definition
Dhaka
Term
Capital of Bhutan
Definition
Thimphu
Term
Capital of India
Definition
New Delhi
Term
Capital of Nepal
Definition
Kathmandu
Term
Capital of Maldives
Definition
Male
Term
Capital of Pakistan
Definition
Islamabad
Term
Capital of Sri Lanka
Definition
Colombo
Term
rains during
Definition
June and July
Term
how many cities does India have with more than one million people?
Definition
35
Term
agricultural cultivation
Definition
rice, wheat, millet
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