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HISTORY CH. 5

TermDefinition
Alexander the Great first person to take some of India's cotton goods and introduced them in Europe
Aryans began coming to India through the mountain passes around 1500 BC
Bangladesh country that used to be East Pakistan
Brahmins made up the most important caste
Buddhism religion similar to Hinduism
Calico type of printed cotton material named after the city Calicuta
Caste System social plan that keeps people apart from each other
Cotton grown in India
Decimal Number System place value
Dravidians mainly merchants who lived in prosperous cities and traded cotton goods
Dynasty a line of rulers that succeed each other in the same family
Gandhi key leader in India's struggle for independence
Himalayan Mountains mountains that form a band between India and China
Hinduism main religeon of India
India third largest nation in Asia and second most populated country in the world
Indus River flows 900 miles from the Himalayan mountains down to the coast
Indus river valley home of India's ancient civilization
Mt Everest highest mountain on earth located in Nepal
Nehru first prime minister of India in 1947
Nirvana state of being free from suffering
Outcaste a person who broke the rules of his caste and was put out of his caste... also know as "untouchables"
Reincarnation belief that when someone dies his soul is reborn into some other newborn man or animal
Taj Mahal a dynasties ruler built as a tomb for his favorite wife
Three main rivers in India Ganges
Vasco da Game first European to reach India by sailing around Africa
William Cary Father of Modern Missions
Zero means not any
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