| # |
Definition |
Sets |
| 1 |
-de facto control per east india trading company
-british rule 1858
-independence in 1947 (gandhi) |
2 sets |
| 2 |
britain made present day india and pakistan a colony of the empire, which it remained for several hundred years. colonial india (including pakistan) was transformed greatly by british rule. the enormous natural wealth of the realm was a source of great resources for the british government. many aspects of british culture were introduced. notably, the english language was taught. during the nineteenth century britain built roads, railroads, bridges, and other infrastructure. this was to better manage the colony. the great problem with india as a british colony was the fact that britain never permitted india to develop advanced economic institutions. india was always used for first-level economic activity. industry was never developed in india. instead, india only provided raw materials. thus, as a colony india received many benefits, but india was never treated fairly. india became independent of britain in 1947. |
1 set |
| 3 |
world's largest democracy, the second most popular country, 700 languages, 80% of the population is hindus, 12% muslim, the other is mostly christian, buddhists |
1 set |
| 4 |
created paved streets covering sewers that drained waste from bathrooms in homes (mojenjo daro) |
1 set |
| 5 |
east india company takes over after mughal empire
1857 muslim and indian soldiers revolt and india is essentially just a colony of great britain. since the colony stopped earning money through the eic britain had to establish effective tax bureaucracies and institutions led by an indigenous elite ready to take over.
unified the country with the english language.
india caste system broke down.
indian national congress dominant political party in india that largely committed itself to non-violent opposition to colonialism. (salt march).
gradually extended electoral institutions to boost legitimacy and indians slowly entered politics. |
1 set |
| 6 |
rig veda, upanishads, tantras, and kama sutra all play a role in the indian view on sexuality |
1 set |
| 7 |
indian civilization forms around the caste system and hinduism, around 3000 bc.
the subcontinent long lacks any overall government.
mughals (from 1526-1600) and british (after 1757) establish indian empires.
british rule faces growing resistance after the mutiny in 1857.
indian elite founds indian national congress 1885, seeks independence from 1920.
british concede independence in 1947.
country divided with pakistan.
politics is dominated by congress until 1996, when hindu nationalists come to power.
economic policy long favors state control and import substitution.
economy liberalized from 1991, generating much faster growth, high-tech sector. |
1 set |
| 8 |
1- indus valley, oldest sub continent. 2- maurya empire, very tolerent, spread buddhism. 3-gupta empire, golden age of india, invented #'s. 4-muslim expansion from 700's on. 5- moghul empire, right before british, toserent. 6-british india. 7-indepenence |
1 set |
| 9 |
a. gandhi used passive resistance in india to bring about independance for great britain
b. when britain released their control over india, the land was divided between hindus in india, and muslims in pakistan |
1 set |
| 10 |
a. gandhi used passive resistance in india to bring about independance for great britain
b. when britain released their control over india, the land was divided between hindus in india, and muslims in pakistan |
1 set |
| 11 |
dominated historically by religion, not politics (like china). first civilization was the indus valley civilization from 2500 -1700 bce |
1 set |
| 12 |
the mughals were merely exploitative.
the british created infrastructure and public institutions—law, civil service, army.
english became india's lingua franca.
a nation was formed out of a culture.
as in china, the regime at first protected the society against the market.
but recently it has liberalized, producing new wealth and world power ambitions. |
1 set |