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TeamSpence-LateIndia
India after 1600 CE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By the earlier 18th century Indian _______ and ___ began to overshadow the spice trade. | cotton and tea |
| In 1746 the British trading post, Madras, was seized by what country? | France |
| Who claimed to be descended from both Chinggis Khan and Tamerlane? | Babur |
| dynasty formed by Babur, originally stretched from Kabul to the borders of Bengal | Mughal |
| Mughal is Persain for ______. | Mongol |
| Ruled from 1556-1605, was Babur's grandson | Akbar |
| What did Akbar do to Adham Khan? | he threw him out of a window, then dragged him upstairs to throw him out of the window again |
| Akbar destroyed this Hindu kingdom to open expansion to southern India | Vijayanagar |
| tried to ease tensions between Hindus and Muslims through a policy of religious _______ | tolerance |
| syncretic religion focused on the admiration of the ruler | divine faith |
| The Mughal empire controlled the largest area of land under what emperor | Aug |
| Aurangzeb destroyed _____ _______ and replaced them with _______ (has to do with religious tensions) | Hindu temples and mosques |
| taxes on Hindus led to | tensions and hostility |
| How were women treated? | They weren't considered equals but were respected. The emperors mother and favorite wife/concubine were given special priveleges and did participate in government to some extent. |
| Akbar invited members of this society to his court but did not convert to their religion | Jesuits |
| Akbar called himself "lord of ______" | wisdom |
| people of a different faith in an Islamic empire, called protected people | dhimmi |
| dhimmi had to pay a special tax called | jizya |
| Mughals gave the most powerful military and political positions to who? | muslims |
| muslims in Mughal India wanted their rulers to create what type of state | an Islamic state with Islamic laws |
| a marble mosque and tomb built by Shag Jahan | Taj Mahal |
| cheap, brightly printed textiles from India | Calicos |
| basis for British imperialism in India | English East India Company |
| How did the EIC take advantage of Mughal decline? | conquered the coast of India and moved inland until the Mughal empire gave up rule |
| Indian troops | Sepoys |
| What caused the Sepoy Rebellion? | Hindu and Muslim troops were concerned the bullets may be encased in paper waxed with animal fat from cows or pigs |
| How did the government of India change once direct British rule was established. | Indians served in low level positions but British controlled all domestic and foreign policy |
| a Hindu practice that was banned by the British government | Sati |
| the British introduced this Chinese crop to Ceylon | tea |
| who is referred to as the "father of modern India" | Ram Mohan Roy |
| 19th century reform societies called for what? | self government/ greater Indian participation in government |
| what was Mohandas K. Gandhi also called | Bapuji |
| what | |
| In the 1900's who was the minority in India? | muslims |
| what was Muhammad Ali Jinna the leader of | the Muslim League |
| Who was the leader of the congress party? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| what happened in India August 15, 1947 | Independence for India and Pakistan |
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