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South Asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monsoon | seasonal wind that dominates the climate of South Asia |
| Caste system | in India system of social groups based on birth |
| Hinduism | Hindus worship thousands of gods; each god is part of a single supreme force called brahma; three main gods of Hinduism= Brahma (creator), Vishnu(preserver), and Siva(destroyer); believe in the unity of all life; all things in nature are part of the same |
| Buddhism | - Four Noble Truths: 1. Suffering is universal 2. The cause of suffering is desire 3. The only way to end suffering is to crush desire (giving up desire= nirvana or freedom from the cycle of birth and death) 4. The way to end desire is to follow the |
| Sikhism | blend of Islam and Hinduism |
| Jainism | religion of South Asia; it developed from efforts to reform Hinduism and stresses non-violence |
| Untouchables | lowest level of society; fifth level of caste system |
| Dharma | in Hinduism the duties and obligations of each caste |
| Mohandas Gandhi | (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader and freedom fighter of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent resistance to end injustice |
| Partition | 1946 the Indian Independence Act; ended British rule in India; divided Indian subcontinent into Hindu-dominated India and Pakistan with a Muslim majority; lead to violence-500,000+ people died |
| Boycott | refusal to buy certain goods or services |
| Green Revolution | 20th century technological advances in agriculture that resulted in much larger harvests |
| Sepoy Mutiny | 1857; Indian troops who served in the British Army (rumor that rifles were greased with beef or pork fat; had to fight in foreign lands) ; lasted several months; savage acts on both sides; British put down the uprising |
| Amritsar Massacre | bloody uprising in Amritsar, a city in Northwester India, that was the turning point in India’s struggle for independence from Britain |
| Salt March | Salt March- Major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas K. Gandhi in March–April 1930. The march was the first act in an even-larger campaign of civil disobedience protested tax on salt |
| Khyber Pass | famous pass that makes movement possible between the Indian subcontinent and other parts of Asia; through the Hindu Kush |
| Satyagraha | Ghandi’s method “truth force” of nonviolent resistance to end injustice |
| Impact of British rule | parliamentary democracy; based on the British form of government: president has little power; real power lies in the hands of party that wins the most seats in parliament; party leader becomes the prime minister; two houses |
| Coalition government | several parties join to rule; often has difficulty governing because the parties disagree on many issues |
| Nehru | lead India for 17 years after independence; wanted to create a castles, secular country |
| Taliban | fundamentalist Muslim group who came to power in Afghanistan in the late1990’s; extreme form of Islam; support international terrorist groups |
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