Pakistan and Pakistan and BangladeshBangladesh

Chapter 25-2Chapter 25-2

New Countries, Ancient LandsNew Countries, Ancient Lands

Indus Valley civilizationIndus Valley civilization• Largest of the early civilizationsLargest of the early civilizations• Mohenjo-Daro had brick buildings/sanitation Mohenjo-Daro had brick buildings/sanitation

systemssystems Partition of British India – very violentPartition of British India – very violent

• Created India (Mostly Hindu)Created India (Mostly Hindu)• Created Pakistan (Mostly Muslim)Created Pakistan (Mostly Muslim)

Divided into East Pakistan and West PakistanDivided into East Pakistan and West Pakistan

Pakistan’s Civil War – 1971Pakistan’s Civil War – 1971• East Pakistan became Bangladesh (independent)East Pakistan became Bangladesh (independent)

Struggling EconomiesStruggling Economies

AgricultureAgriculture• Basis of economy - Pakistan and BangladeshBasis of economy - Pakistan and Bangladesh

Crops ProducedCrops Produced

Microcredit – small businesses may apply Microcredit – small businesses may apply as a group for a loanas a group for a loan

For Export For consumption

Pakistan Cotton & rice wheat

Bangladesh Jute Rice

One Religion, Many PeoplesOne Religion, Many Peoples

Islam – the most practiced religion in Islam – the most practiced religion in Bangladesh and PakistanBangladesh and Pakistan

Ramadan – month long period of Ramadan – month long period of fasting observed by Muslimsfasting observed by Muslims

Urdu – national language of PakistanUrdu – national language of Pakistan• Chosen to avoid favoring any ethnic Chosen to avoid favoring any ethnic

group with regional origins in the countrygroup with regional origins in the country• Mujahirs migrated to Pakistan during Mujahirs migrated to Pakistan during

partitionpartition

Modern Life and CultureModern Life and Culture

Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore• Cultural icon/hero in BangladeshCultural icon/hero in Bangladesh• Poetry very popularPoetry very popular• Won Nobel Peace prize in 1913 – literatureWon Nobel Peace prize in 1913 – literature

Popular artistic expressionsPopular artistic expressions• Classical and folk musicClassical and folk music• QawwaliQawwali• Bangladesh – folk dances that tell storiesBangladesh – folk dances that tell stories