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World Civ Final, India

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indian national congress
A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government.
atman
the priciples of life
brahmaputra river
a river in india with a long name
Hindu Kush
a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
shiva
the Destroyer
kashmir
land between Pakistan and India conflict over ownership and independance
thar desert
the large desert in the northwestern part of India
amritsar massacre
British armies poened fire on unarmed indians
monsoons
strong seasonal winds that bring heavy rains to India
veda
hindu writings
east india company
an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India, run by robert clive
brahma
the Creator
brahmans
hindu priest
indira gandhi
India's first woman leader, son of nehru
ganges river
holy river, very polluted
dharma
one's duty to brahmin
vishnu
the Sustainer
karma
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
varna
(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
satyagraha
motivation in life
green revolution
new techiniques in agriculture
indus river
river in Pakistan that creates a fertile plain known as the Indus River Valley
nehru
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule
sepoys
Indian soldiers loyal to Britain
mohandas gandhi
Great leader from India who used non-violence to protest for independence and peaceful conflict resolution
mahabarata and ramayana
the two major books of hindu writing
upanishads
part of the veda
sikhism
a rligon in india practiced by sikhs
Khyber pass
a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan
aryans
ancient civilization in india
moksha
freedom from the world
himalayas
a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet
indus valley civilization
ancient city in china with bricks, plumbing and other technologies
muhammed ali jinnah
founded pakistan
civil disobediance
opposing something without violence

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