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History Chapter 19 Notes
History Chapter 19 Notes
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03/26/2013

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India
Definition
The capital of ____ during this time period was Delhi.
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emperors
Definition
The Ali brothers were two Indian noblemen who killed several _____ so that they could rule India.
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East India Company
Definition
English merchants banded together to form the ________.
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Bombay
Definition
The English built forts in _________ and Bengal.
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Sir Robert Clive
Definition
_________ led the English army that defeated Siraj, the ruler of Bengal.
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Aurangzeb
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__________ made three decisions that led to the empire's destruction.
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He made Islam the religion of India, he spent his whole reign fighting in the Deccan, and he gave the English permission to build a trading post in Bengal.
Definition
Aurangzeb's three decisions were __________.
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He got rid of the two brothers who were trying to control India.
Definition
What did Mohammad Shah do when he first became the emperor of India?
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Nadir Shah
Definition
__________ attacked India.
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Bengal
Definition
Siraj asked the French to help him drive the English out of _____.
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a small dungeon where many English prisoners suffocated
Definition
What was the Black Hole of Calcutta?
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The English took him under their "protection."
Definition
What happened to the last Moghul emperor?
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Mohammad Shah
Definition
________ spent most of his time going to animal fights and watching bears and wild boars gore and slash at each other.
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Peacock Throne
Definition
When the Persians attacked India, they burned the capital city and stole many treasures including the famous ________.
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silk, cotton, and indigo
Definition
English merchants came to India to get ______, _______, and _______.
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Bengal
Definition
_________ began to follow English law and had its cases tried in an English court with an English judge presiding.
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