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| India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan |
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The most common invasion route in India ;through the Hindu Kush Mountain Range |
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| to determine the meaning of writing or pictographs |
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hymns, prayers, & rituals ; used in religious ceremonies (what we know today about the Aryans came from these) |
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language of the Aryans of India ; developed to write down their oral religious traditions |
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hereditary chiefs who ruled villages - Aryan Culture |
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followers of Sikhism, an Indian religion formed in the early 1500's -blend of Islam and Hinduism |
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lowest level of Indian society -outcasts, ignored and shunned by society |
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-based on the idea that there are separate kinds of humans -Higher caste-purer, closer to Moksha -each occupation has its own caste -Untouchables are the lowest caste -each caste has their own duties and obligations |
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#1 religion in Pakistan ;the religion of Muslims based on the teachings to Mohammed -Religious Text: Koran -Founded on the principles of the 5 Pillars of Wisdom |
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-"Mongols" -founded 1526-stayed in India for years -Leader: Babur -Akbar-greatest ruler |
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| Gandhi's method (truth force) of non-violent resistance to end injustice. |
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| the rebirth of the soul in various forms |
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| complete seclusion of women (Hindu/Muslim). |
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| shrines containing remains of the Buddha |
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-4 classes called Varna (1) Brahmans (priests) (2) Kshatriyas (warriers) (3) Baisyas (landowners, merchants, herders) (4) Sudras (servants, peasants) |
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-from the Sanskrit meaning "to do" -Law of Karma-every deed (mental or physical) in this life affects a person's fate in a future life |
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duties & obligations for each caste system |
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a large landmass that is smaller than a continent ;S. Asia is the Indian Sub continent |
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- Chief religion of India -has no founder or formal church -from ancient Aryan beliefs -recorded in sacred texts -worship thousands of Gods -Brahman-single supreme force(Visha & Sive also important) -Karma, Dharma, Caste System |
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| Took over Maurga Empire after his grandfather, Chandragupta, died. He practiced non-violence and spread Buddhism. |
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| Dauter of Ali Bhutto. Takes control of Pakistan in 1988. assassinated in 2007. |
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| Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) |
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| Founder of Maurya (1st) Empire of SA. |
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Founder of Gupta (2nd) Empire of SA.
This was the time of many advances or the Golden Age. |
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| Daughter of Nehru. Became Prime Minister of India in 1966. Tried to modernize India. She was corrupt and was assassinated by her own bodyguards. |
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| 1st Prime Minister of India. |
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| Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi |
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| Leader of the independence movement in India - through non-violence. Assassinated by a Hindu Extremist. |
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| 1st leader of Pakistan, dies soon after independence. |
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| Son of Indira. Lost his leadership because he was corrupt. Assassinated in 1991. |
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| City in NW India-where a bloody uprising took place. This was the turning point in India's struggle of India from Britain. |
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| refusal to buy goods from curtain people. |
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| the active refusal to obey certain laws/gov't without resortin to physical violence. |
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| Small business conducted in the home. |
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| The clearing of trees from the land by burning or cutting down. |
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| Company from Gr.Britain that controlled India and its people(harsh/cruel treatment) and impacting the country politically, economically and socially. |
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| Conflict that has been going on ever since these two religions have been in existence. They are still fighting in South Asia today. |
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| INC (Indian National Congress) |
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| Nationalist Group established in 1885 to support political change in British dominated India. |
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| Seasonal winds that bring rain or dry air to a region. |
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| Nationalist Group (Lead by Jinnah)founded in 1906 in response to growing Hindu Nationalism. |
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| Nirvana (a state of being) |
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| Buddhist Goal, freedom from the cycle of birth and death. |
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| Policy that did not favor either the US or Sov. Union during the cold War. |
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| ruling monarch in a muslim (Islamic) country. |
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