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South Asia

South Asia. Monsoon. Seasonal winds that bring rain in the summer Necessary to water crops Too much= flooding Too little=drought and crop failure. Hinduism. Main religion of India Major beliefs: Many gods Reincarnation Caste system Karma and dharma Goal to reach Moksha. Caste System.

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South Asia

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  1. South Asia

  2. Monsoon • Seasonal winds that bring rain in the summer • Necessary to water crops • Too much= flooding • Too little=drought and crop failure

  3. Hinduism • Main religion of India • Major beliefs: • Many gods • Reincarnation • Caste system • Karma and dharma • Goal to reach Moksha

  4. Caste System • Social class system based on birth • Caste determines occupation [job] • Caste cannot be changed in this lifetime • Based on karma[actions] and dharma [duties]

  5. Buddhism • Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama • Four Noble Truths • Eightfold Path • Goal to reach Nirvana

  6. Sepoy Mutiny 1857 • Rebellion by Indian soldiers [Sepoys] against the British East India Company • Started because of rumor that gun cartridges were greased with animal fat • Result- British government took direct control of India

  7. Gupta Empire • Golden Age of India • Advances in science, mathematics, art and literature

  8. Civil Disobedience • Not following laws one thinks are unjust • Method used by Mohandas Gandhi to gain independence from Great Britain

  9. Salt March • Example of civil disobedience • Gandhi led march to sea to protest British tax on salt

  10. Partition • British India was divided into India and Pakistan upon independence • Partition was due to religious difference • India-Hindu • Pakistan [West and East]- Muslim

  11. Indian National Congress • Created to fight for independence from Great Britain • Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru famous leaders • Party which lead India upon independence

  12. Nonalignment • Foreign policy of India under Nehru • India would not take sides in the Cold War- no alliance with U.S. or USSR

  13. Siddhartha Gautama • Hindu Prince who became the Buddha

  14. Mohandas Gandhi • Nationalists- fought for independence from Great Britain • Methods- non violence, passive resistance, civil disobedience

  15. Jawaharlal Nehru • First Prime Minister of independent India • Set up a mixed economy- government owned major industries; private ownership of small businesses • Policy of non-alignment

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