What is the dominant religion in

India?

Hinduism

Hinduism in the world

Pakistan is dominated by which world

religion?

Islam

Is Hinduism monotheistic

or polytheistic?

Polytheistic-belief in many gods-

Hinduism the largest polytheistic religion in the

world

Is Islam monotheistic

or polytheistic?

Monotheistic-belief in one God-

Islam is the second largest monotheistic

religion (only Christianity is larger

What is the holy text of Hinduism?

The Vedas

What is the holy text of Islam?

The Koran

Other than Hinduism, what

other major world religion

was founded in India?

Buddhism

Where did Buddhism spread to?

Who spread it there?

China and Southeast Asia

Spread by the missionary Asoka Asoka spread

Buddhism here!

What is the caste system?

Social class system in a Hindu society

What is the purpose of the caste system?

To move up it after each life (reincarnation) by gaining good Karma-- when you reach the top and have good karma, you go to live with the universal spirit.

Top of caste system: Priests

Bottom of caste system: untouchables

What is karma?

Karma is all the good or bad things you do in life.

If at the end of life you have “good karma,” you’ll move up the caste system when reincarnated. If have “bad Karma” you’ll be reincarnated down the caste system, or possibly be reincarnated as an animal.

What is reincarnation?

Hindu (and Buddhist) belief

that your soul is reborn over and

over again as different people

or animals.

How does one escape the

cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism?

Reach the top of the caste system by gaining good

karma.

How does a person escape

the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism?

Follow the eight fold path

and reach nirvana.

What empire ruled India

from c. 1500-1750?

The Mughal ( Mogul ) Empire

What religion did the Moguls

introduce into India?

Islamespecially into an area called Kashmir in the

HimalayasKashmir

What architectural achievement are

the Moguls famous for?

The Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal

What were the chief products traded by the Mogul Empire?

TextilesTextiles

clothing productsclothing products

Who was the first European

to sail to India?

Vasca Da Gama Portugal

Da Gama’s route to India

After Da Gama’s trip, which three

European countries set up trading posts in

Mogul India?

Portugal, England, and the Netherlands (Dutch)

England

Netherlands

India was a colony of which

country from c.1750 to 1947?

Great Britain

British India to 1947

What Indian leader led India

to independence

in 1947?

Mahatma Mahatma GandhiGandhi

What methods did Gandhi use

to free India from Great

Britain?

Civil disobedience and passive resistanceDisobeying the law and

authority without violence

After independence, India was split

up into 3 countries by

Great Britain, name them:

India, Sri Lanka, and East/West

Pakistan

India

Sri Lanka

East Pakistan

West Pakistan

After a war with West Pakistan in

1971, East Pakistan became which independent

country?

Bangladesh

Bangladesh, former East

Pakistan

The island country of Sri

Lanka was known which name under British rule?

Ceylon

Sri Lanka, formally known as Ceylon

Upon giving independence to India, why

did Britain split up India?

Because of extreme religious differences:East/West Pakistan: Islam

India: Hindu

Sri Lanka (Ceylon): Buddhist

What land area is still being fought over by India and

Pakistan?

Kashmir

India Vs. Pakistan

Kashmir

Where is Kashmir found?

Himalayas MountainsHimalayas from space

India