Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism

Brown book, p.125

Who, Where and when it began?

Major beliefs

Laws

Books

Where today?

Vocabulary to know

Brief Historical Review 2500 bc Indus River – early civilization, Harappa

and Mohenjodaro 1500 bc- Aryans push Dravidians south 1500-1600s- Mughal (Mogul)Empire

Muslims from Arabia invade 1757 British East India Company-rule for Britain –

British Imperialism- acquire only for raw materials/resources

1857- Sepoy Rebellion (results- end of BEIC) Raj-

1920-1947 Mahatma Ghandi 1948 End of British imperialistic rule- partition India is world largest democracy

Indus River valley was home to one of the world’s Cradles of Civilization. Ancient customs and traditions are still alive in India as a result. 2500 BC

Aryans invade the subcontinentlight skinned• Orig. from area

around Caspian Sea and Black Sea

Aryans contributions to the Sub-Continent

गणि�त-भू�ग�ल वग�

Geography class in Hindi

Sanskrit- Rig Vedas written in this Indo-European Language

Caste SystemHindi- 3rd most

spoken language- close to Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi

Strict Social Structure-

Inherited, reincarnation

Caste

System

Taj Mahal- memorial to favorite wife of Shah Jahan

How can you tell that this is an Islamic style architecture?

Mughal Empire Centralized government that brought together many

smaller kingdoms Delegated government with respect for human rights Persian art and culture Persian language mixed with Arabic and Hindi to

create Urdu Periods of great religious tolerance A style of architecture (e.g. the Taj Mahal) A system of education that took account of pupils'

needs and culture(Babur- 1st ruler, descendent of Genghis Khan)

The End to British Imperialism (Raj) Gandhi

Non-violent resistance

Salt MarchA man who was completely innocent,

offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. Mahatma Gandhi

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

Sepoy RebellionBoycottsPartitionHindu- IndiaMuslims- East

Pakistan and West Pakistan

Pakistan and Bangladesh todayKashmir is a

problem!

The region of Kashmir is

being fought over by India

and Pakistan. With both countries

having nuclear

capabilities, this dispute could result

in…

“Ms. Baldwin, why do we have to take geography?”

India's Economy

Agriculture 25% Newly industrialized

AgricultureRiceCottonTea

Problems facing AgriculturePopulationSmall land holdingsDepleted soil

Sir Edmund Hillary and SherpaTenzing Norgay,

1948

During the winter monsoon season, India is dry and cracked but when summer comes, so does the rain.

Cherrapunji holds the world’s record for precipitation with 366 inches in one month!

Windward side

Leeward side

Issues in Sub-Continent

Prime Minister of India- Dr. Manmohan Singh Population control Ganges R. pollution Kashmir Pakistan outsourcingA small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Mahatma Gandhi

One of India’s biggest challenges for the future is

coping with the huge growth in population.

Right now India ranks 2nd in population.

Concern: increasing population and clean water

As of 4/2/2013

World 7,076,212,099 (2012) 7,004,485,978

U.S. 315,600,747 (2012) 313,291,128

India 1,220,800 (2012) 1.2 billion

Population ExplosionA

B c

Carbon Emissions: Who is more detrimental to the world’s environment? Rank  Countries  Amount

  # 1     United States:5,762,050 

   # 2     China: 3,473,600 

   # 3     Russia: 1,540,360 

   # 4     Japan: 1,224,740 

    # 5     India: 1,007,980 

   # 6     Germany: 837,425 

   # 7     United Kingdom:558,225 

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“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

Funeral pyre on the Ganges

Outsourcing

Well lets just see a video and see if we can find out what this means and it’s effect on us!

India #1 followed by China and Malaysia

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) 20 MillionMumbai(Bombay)

• 20 million

• Bollywood- Hollywood, film center - see video

• Bangalore- Silicon Valley