1. Reading: Page 1 Worksheet: 1 India

2. India is the 7 th largest nation in the world

3. Two other countries on the “sub-continent” of Asia: Pakistan Pakistan Bangladesh Bangladesh

4. A peninsula: land surrounded on 3 sides by water

5. The Indian Ocean is to the south of India

6. The mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia: The Himalayan Mountains The Himalayan Mountains

7. The tallest mountain peak in this range (and in the world): Mount Everest Mount Everest

8. The form and shape of the land is the: terrain

9. Flat lands are: plains

10. Flat, rocky lands are: Plateaus

11. The highlands on either side of the Indian plateaus are: ghats

12. Two of the large rivers in India are: The Ganges The Ganges The Indus The Indus

14. As far as transportation is concerned, India does not have either highways or railroads highways or railroads

16. Four large cities in India: New Delhi New Delhi Calcutta Calcutta Madras Madras Bombay Bombay

18. The capital of India: New Delhi

20. The winds that bring India’s rains are: monsoons

21. During the hot weather, the wealthy Indians go to: the cool hills

22. The temperatures of large parts of India all year: warm or HOT weather warm or HOT weather

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24. Natural resources are: things of value in or on the earth things of value in or on the earth

25. If a country is has many natural resources, and can sell or trade those resources, it’s likely to be: a rich country a rich country

26. Poorer countries of the world can’t afford equipment to get the natural resources out of the ground

27. Markets are: places where resources or products can be sold, traded, or shipped to other countries places where resources or products can be sold, traded, or shipped to other countries

28. The types of countries that are the richest in the world are: industrialized countries industrialized countries

29. Most Indian people earn their living by: farming farming

30. The fathers hand their land down from father to sons (equally)

31. The farmers can’t afford to buy: fertilizer fertilizer

32. Modern farm machines won’t work very well on the Indian farms because: the farms are too small the farms are too small

33. Indian is an: underdeveloped nation

34. The Taj Mahal

35. Mumtaz Mumtaz Mumtaz Mahal - it suffices to say that she was the very lady to whom Taj Mahal is dedicated. The most loved wife of Shah Jahan. She died after delivering her 14th child. It is said that Mumtaz Mahal on her deathbed asked Shah Jahan to create a symbol of their love and her loyal husband accepted it immediately. But many historians do not agree with this story claiming that it was the grief-stricken emperor himself who decided to build the most memorable symbol of love in the world. It took him 22 years and most of his royal treasury to built a monument befitting the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal - it suffices to say that she was the very lady to whom Taj Mahal is dedicated. The most loved wife of Shah Jahan. She died after delivering her 14th child. It is said that Mumtaz Mahal on her deathbed asked Shah Jahan to create a symbol of their love and her loyal husband accepted it immediately. But many historians do not agree with this story claiming that it was the grief-stricken emperor himself who decided to build the most memorable symbol of love in the world. It took him 22 years and most of his royal treasury to built a monument befitting the memory of his beloved

37. The Gardens

38. Inside

39. The actual tombs The actual tombs of the Shah and his wife rest within the Taj itself. No shoes are allowed so all visitors must take them off and pay a small fee to workers to watch them before they enter. Socks are recommended because the heat of the Indian sun makes the marble feel hotter than a frying pan! The actual tombs of the Shah and his wife rest within the Taj itself. No shoes are allowed so all visitors must take them off and pay a small fee to workers to watch them before they enter. Socks are recommended because the heat of the Indian sun makes the marble feel hotter than a frying pan!

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42. As people begin to form together in groups they form: civilizations civilizations

43. One of the oldest Indian cities is: Mohenjo Daro Mohenjo Daro

44. Archeologists: Study the remains of past civilizations Study the remains of past civilizations

45. The discovery of Mohenjo Daro showed: India had an advance civilization long before people even knew America existed India had an advance civilization long before people even knew America existed

46. The Aryans invaded India about 3000 years ago

47. The Macedonian who invaded India was: Alexander the Great

48. Alexander brought the ideas and customs of the Greeks

49. After Alexander left, emperors seized control of India

50. An emperor: Controls his own land, and the land and people around him. Controls his own land, and the land and people around him.

51. Two of the most important empires in Indian history: Maurya Maurya Gupta Gupta

52. Golden Ages: The best times. The best times. Everything is going Everything is going well. well. No wars. No wars. Building and trade. Building and trade. Music, art, writing Music, art, writing

53. About 700 years ago the Muslims invaded India

54. Their god is: Allah Their religion is: Islam

55. Mahomet founded (started) this religion

56. “Spreading Islam by the sword”: It is okay to use force or violence to convert people to the teachings of Mohamet. It is okay to use force or violence to convert people to the teachings of Mohamet.

57. Muslims in India were called: Mughals

58. Akbar was the Indians emperor who tried to get the and Muslims to get along