1. Open-Ended Questions Chapter 8

2. New Economic Patterns Effects (Listing Question)
Destroyed Indian traditional economy
Locally made goods disappeared
Indians bought expensive British made products: imports
Cash crop economy
Less food crops
India dependent on Great Britain

3. Social Changes Effects (Listing Question) population growth
urbanization
British educated Indian middle class
make like British (p.197)
English a common language
learned about liberty, freedom, democracy
resentment to British rule = rise of Indian nationalism
westernization

4. What system helped people remain spiritually pure and determined a person’s occupation and provided a sense of identity for its people and did not provide a great deal of freedom ?
Caste

5. What country was able to gain and stay in control of India until after WWII because of the decline of Mughal/rival kingdoms/lack of Indian unity and diversity?
Great Britain

6. What religion supported the caste system and helped establish of a set of rules for society that governed all aspects of life?
Hinduism

7. What group supported Hindu nationalism/ reform and eventually political independence?
INC

8. What was the last Muslim Empire in South Asia decline was caused by loss of tolerance towards Hindus/ civil wars among Muslim princes and wasteful spending?
Mughal