2.  Invaders crossed the mountains of the Hindu Kush and spread across northern India. A thousand years after the Indian civilization that began in the Indus Valley.  Britain gained direct control of India’s trade with Europe in 1757. The British control was called “Raj”, which lasted almost 90 years.

3.  Europeans came to India looking for things to trade such as, cloth, spices, and things can’t get ahold of in Europe.  Independence brought the division of India. The Muslims of West and East Pakistan separated from India. Which caused violence between Muslims and Hindus.

4.  Under Nehru’s leadership, India adopted a constitution and became a democratic republic in 1950.  India is the worlds largest democracy.  Just like the United States India is federation of states held together by a strong central government.

5.  Reflects elements of both the American and the British system.  There are many different ethnic groups, cultural, and religious factors influence Indian politics.  One major factor is the Hindus and Muslims.  India is strongly Hindus so Indian leaders must take Muslims interest into account.

6.  Indians depend highly on farming but farming families struggle to survive off the food they grow for themselves. In the 1960’s agricultural science introduced farming techniques to improve production.

7.  They have a lot of industries there most are beginning development such as iron, steel, chemical, machinery, and food industries.

8. - Daily life  Marriage are usually male- dominated.  Divorce is rare  Indians eat meat fish and chicken often in spicy dishes called curry.  Indians play sports, music, and movies. › most popular sports soccer are field hockey and cricket - Education  Most Indians still work on farms or in small crafted industries.  Most middle-class children attend school  Literacy has been risen steadily since the 1950.

9. - Many languages  18 major languages groups  More than 1,000  The main languages is Hindi  English is widely spread through the government for a good communication for buissness  South India's religion and language is Dravidian  Southern India has 5 major languages › Telugy › Tamil › Kannada › Malayalam - Hindism  India is a land of many religions, but the main religion is Hinduism  Hinduism has roots of Aryan Culture, this religion believes in reincarnation Reincarnation-rebirth of dead souls