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Early History:
1st civilizations Indus Valley
(2500 years ago)
developed a writing system,
strong central government,
rich overseas trade
Environmental changes led
to decline of this civilization
Stranded cities
Hittite Script
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Early Indian Civilizations
• Aryans: warlike people
– Spread north into India and gradually spread culture
– Dravidians were pushed south to farm (today: Deccan plateau)
– Spoke Sanskrit: Hindi developed from sanskrit
• Example Himalaya: meaning “Home of Snows”
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• Aryan Religion – Basic ideas became
part of Hinduism
– Pantheon: all the gods of a religion
• Introduced strict system of social class – Caste System:
developed in which people could not change their social status
Early Indian Civilizations
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Islamic Empires
• Muslims arrive in the north
in 1000c.e.
– Kingdom was founded in
1200 c.e. in Delhi
• 1398 Timur invaded India
and sacked Delhi
• 1500’s Genghis invades
India
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Empires • 1500’s Genghis invades
India
• Grandson Akbar: allowed
people to practice their own
religion
– Muslim
– Indians still practiced Hinduism
• Shah Jahan
– Built Taj Mahal
– Religious tolerance ended with
Aurangzeb
• Europeans will soon take an
opportunity to rule the area
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European Influence
• Europeans arrive in 1490’s – Wanted to trade
– Expand their empires
– Expand Christianity
• New companies – Britain’s East India
Company
– Indian Cotton became important to Britain
• Fight over India – Britain and France
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British Rule • 1700’s British Rule
– Defeated French and took over majority of subcontinent
– East India Controls region from Britain
• Foreign rule angers Indians – Rebellion breaks out among
sepoys
– Sepoys killed officers and their families
– Both side report vicious acts of cruelty
– Britain crushed revolt
• Ended East India Company’s rule and ruled them directly in 1858
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British Rule
• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka = British Colony
• “Jewel in the Crown”
• Cotton, Jewels, and tea flowed into Britain
• To ensure efficient flow of goods built:
– Railroads
– Roads
– Ports
• Introduced
– English Language
– Education system
– Law and government
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Independence
• Indians did not like the
treatment they received at
the hands of the British
– Many spoke of
Independence
• 1885: Indians organized
Indian National Congress
– Asked for more rights
– Larger share of government
jobs
– British refused
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Independence
• Mohandas K. Gandhi
– Led independence movement
– Mahatma or “Great Soul”
– Believed in nonviolent non-
cooperation was best way to
achieve independence
– Boycott British goods
– When thrown in jail he went
on a hunger strike
– Efforts were effective
– After WWII Britain granted
independence
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Independence
• Hindu’s vs. Muslim
– Muslim demanded a separate state in the north
• To avoid civil was separation of two states was granted: India and Pakistan
• Kashmir was divided between the two regions
• Lines did not solve the problem
– Fighting broke out
– 16million people fled to the country with their religion
– 1million people died
• 1948 Gandhi was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist
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Independence
• Today Worlds most populous democracy
• Large number of people vote
• India has 28 states
• Government is shaped after Britain’s government
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Religions
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Sikhism
• Jainism
• Christianity
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Religion
• Islam
– Largest majority in
India
– 2nd largest Muslim
population in the
world
– 11-14% of population
– Reflects the heart of
the former Muslim
empire
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Religion • Christianity
– Arrived in 500 c.e.
– Est. along west coast
– 20million Indians
• Buddhism: – less than 1% of population
• Sikhism – Combines Muslim belief in one God
with Hindu belief in reincarnation and karma
– Rejects the caste system
• Jainism – Strict moral code based on preserving
life
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Culture
• Clothing Sari
– Cloth that is wrapped around the body
– Choli is warn underneath
– Men wear the lungi: length of fabric wrapped around the waist
– Skihs and turbans
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Culture
• Food:
– Curry flavors gravy base served over rice
– Varies widely country’s different climate, crops, and culture
• Festivals
– Each religion has special days
– Holi: northern and central India = celebrates spring and triumph of good over evil
– Pongal = three day harvest festival of southern India parades cattle elaborately decortaed
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The Indian Perimeter
Pakistan
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History
• Empires
– Persians
– Alexander the Great
– The Mauryan and the
Gupta
– Turkic Muslims in
1000 c.e.
• Brought Islam with
them
• Became the main
religion
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The Modern Period
• Region Granted
independence in 1947
• Divide by religious lines
• West and East Pakistan
(Bangladesh)
– Major cultural differences (i.e.
languages were different)
– Government was in West
Pakistan, east felt they had
no power
– 1971 East Pakistan broke
away became Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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The Modern Period • Sri Lanka
– British colony 1802
– 1948 became independent
• Maldives – British Protectorate: gave up
certain decision making processes for protection
– Full independence in 1965
• Bhutan – British Protectorate
– Fully independent in 1949
– India still runs foreign policy
• Nepal – Ruled by series of dynasty’s
– Constitutional Monarchy
– Ethnic troubles, illiteracy, and poverty
– Hard to build a strong Democracy
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People and Languages
• Pakistan
– Religion: Islam
– Language: Urdu and
regional languages
• Similar to Hindi
– Persian Script
– Read right to left
– Many also speak
English
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People and Language
• Nepal: – Indo-Aryan ancestry
– Speak Nepali
– North speak Sino-Tibetan Languages
• Bhutan – 3 major ethnic groups
• Bhote
• Nepalese
• Tribal People
– Speak: Dzongkha; English is used in Schools
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People and Languages
• Bangladesh – Bengalis
– Mix of Turks and Southwest Asians
– Speak Bengali
• Sri Lanka – 75% are Sinhalese
– 25% are Tamils • Live in north and east
– Decades of bloody conflicts
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Education
• Generally low
literacy rate
• Too few schools
• Too few teachers
• Women are less
likely than men to
be able to read
– Result of cultural
attitudes
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Religion
• Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Maldives are Muslim
• Nepal and Bhutan are Hindu – Tibetan region: Buddhist
– Nepal only official Hindu state
• Sri Lanka – Sinhalese – Buddhist
– Tamils – Hindus
• Religion is reflected in traditions and customs
Badshahi Mosque
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Influence of Religion
• 1. Powerful influence on daily life
• 2. Prayer flags flap in the wind, sending out sacred messages called mantras
• 3. In India sadhus (Hindu teachers) can be found every where – wear yellow robes
– carry a bowl and blanket
– live on gifts from those who
want to improve their karma
• 4. Consider cows to be sacred
• 5. Women in Pakistan dress modestly in accordance with Islamic law