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Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism
Brown book, p.125
Who, Where and when it began?
Major beliefs
Laws
Books
Where today?
Vocabulary to know
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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
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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
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Aryans invade the subcontinentlight skinned• Orig. from area
around Caspian Sea and Black Sea
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Aryans contributions to the Sub-Continent
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Geography class in Hindi
Sanskrit- Rig Vedas written in this Indo-European Language
Caste SystemHindi- 3rd most
spoken language- close to Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi
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Strict Social Structure-
Inherited, reincarnation
Caste
System
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Taj Mahal- memorial to favorite wife of Shah Jahan
How can you tell that this is an Islamic style architecture?
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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)
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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!
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The region of Kashmir is
being fought over by India
and Pakistan. With both countries
having nuclear
capabilities, this dispute could result
in…
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“Ms. Baldwin, why do we have to take geography?”
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India's Economy
Newly industrializedAgriculture 25%
AgricultureRiceCottonTea
Problems facing AgriculturePopulationSmall land holdingsDepleted soil
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Sir Edmund Hillary and SherpaTenzing Norgay,
1948
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During the winter monsoon season, India is dry and cracked but when summer comes, so does the rain.
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Cherrapunji holds the world’s record for precipitation with 366 inches in one month!
Windward side
Leeward side
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Review of Issues in Sub-Continent Population control Ganges R.- water pollution Kashmir - fighting Pakistan & India- nuclear Outsourcing- Jobs (labor cost)
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Mahatma Gandhi
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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
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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
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Population ExplosionA
B c
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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
from Nationsmaster.com
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“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)
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Funeral pyre on the Ganges
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Outsourcing
Well lets just see a video and see if we can find out what this means and it’s effect on us!
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India #1 followed by China and Malaysia
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Mumbai (formerly Bombay) 20 MillionMumbai(Bombay)
• 20 million
• Bollywood- Hollywood, film center - see video
• Bangalore- Silicon Valley