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 s- Mughal (Mogul)Empire Muslims from Arabia invade 1757 British East India Company-rule for Britain – British Imperialism- acquire only for raw materials/resources Sepoy Rebellion (results- end of BEIC) Raj 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 BC

Aryans invade the subcontinent light skinned Orig. from area around Caspian Sea and Black Sea

Aryans contributions to the Sub-Continent गणित - भूगोल वर्ग Geography class in Hindi Sanskrit- Rig Vedas written in this Indo- European Language Caste System Hindi- 3 rd 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- 1 st ruler, descendent of Genghis Khan)

The End to British Imperialism (Raj) Gandhi  Non-violent resistance  Salt March A 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 Mahatma Gandhi Sepoy Rebellion Boycotts Partition Hindu- India Muslims- East Pakistan and West Pakistan Pakistan and Bangladesh today  Kashmir 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 Agriculture  Rice  Cotton  Tea Problems facing Agriculture  Population  Small land holdings  Depleted 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 outsourcing A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi

One of India’s biggest challenges for the future is coping with the huge growth in population. Right now India ranks 2 nd 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 Explosion A Bc

Carbon Emissions: Who is more detrimental to the world’s environment? Rank Countries AmountCountriesAmount # 1 United States:5,762,050 United States # 2 China:3,473,600 China # 3 Russia:1,540,360 Russia # 4 Japan:1,224,740 Japan # 5 India:1,007,980 India # 6 Germany:837,425 Germany # 7 United Kingdom:558,225 United Kingdom from Nationsmaster.com

“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 Million Mumbai(Bombay) 20 million Bollywood- Hollywood, film center - see video Bangalore- Silicon Valley