1. History & Culture of India

2. Ancient Civilizations
Harappans - 1st civilization BC
(Indus River Valley civilization)
1500 BC, Aryans came from Central Asia

3. Aryans Bring With Them….
Aryan language, Sanskrit (the basis of Hindi, the official language of India)
Caste system
Hinduism

4. 3 Civilizations of India…
320 BC AD AD
Mauryan Gupta Mughal

5. Early Empires- 1. Mauryan
Mauryan Empire
~ 320 BC
Asoka (ruler) - improved trade & brought tolerance of religion (Buddhism)

6. Early Empires – 2. Gupta Gupta Empire ~ 300 AD
Gupta Empire made important advances in medicine & number “0”

7. Powerful Empires – 3. Mughal
Mughal Empire –Muslim!
~1526 AD
Empire grows rich from trade of tea, spices, cotton

8. Powerful Empires – 3. Mughal
Taj Mahal – a mausoleum built during Mughal Empire
One of great pieces of architecture in the world
1631 AD
THIS IS NOT A CHURCH!!!!!!!!

9. THIS IS A TOMB!!!
Taj Mahal

10. Indian History & Culture -Part 2

11. Powerful Empires - British
British arrive in India -1600’s
Mughal rulers allowed East India Company, a British trading company, valuable trading rights
(The EIC even had a flag)

12. Powerful Empires - British
EIC started small, by mid-1800’s controlled ½ of Indian Subcontinent

13. Powerful Empires - British
EIC controlled India w/ army of Indian soldiers commanded by British officers
1857, people of India revolted
British gov’t crushed rebellion and began ruling India directly

14. Colony India became a British colony British want to make money off of
India’s natural resources

15. Independence and Division
Early 1900’s -Indians wanted independence
Mohandas Gandhi led nonviolent protests during 1920’s and 30’s – millions followed
-marches, hunger strikes, boycotts

16. Gandhi’s Legacy 1948 Gandhi shot and killed
Ideas influences Martin Luther King Jr. in the US

17. Independence and Division
Great Britain makes India independent, 1947
Tensions between Muslims & Hindus
(To avoid civil war the
British gov’t agreed
to the partition)
Partition- division
of India into 2 countries-
Pakistan & India

18. Independence and division
In 1947 India (Hindu) & Pakistan (Muslim) became independent
(Soon after Sri Lanka and Maldives gained independence for Great Britain too)
1971, after civil
war E. Pakistan
broke away to
form Bangladesh

20. Indian culture key terms
Hinduism-the dominant religion of India
Buddhism-religion based on teaching of Sidhartha Gautama – the Buddha
Caste System- divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth or occupation