1. Early History of India Began in Indus Valley (now Pakistan) ‏ around 2500 B.C. By 1500 the Mughal Empire (Muslim) conquered the area Muslim rule brought new customs that conflicted with those of the native Hindus

2. Europeans Arrive Europeans first arrive around 1500 looking for spices, cloth and other goods not available in Europe. The British set up the British East India Company and gained control of the trade in India by 1757. In 1857 Britain gained direct rule over India, which lasted until 1947, called raj

3. Resistance Most Indians did not like colonization. Gandhi opposed colonization with nonviolent resistance/civil disobedience. In August 1947 India became an independent democratic nation.

7. Partition - Division