A | B |
site of earliest civilization | Indus River Valley |
majority religion of India | Hinduism |
caste system | division of Indian society into groups |
Highest mountains in world | Himalayas |
highest peak in the world | Mt Everest |
Tomb built for India shah's wife | Taj Mahal |
Father of Indian Independence | Mahatma Gandhi |
civil disobedience | break laws you feel are unjust |
boycott | don't buy,pay or attend british goods,services |
how did Gandhi die | assassinated by Hindu fanatic |
Reason Pakistan was created | Muslim land after Partition |
green revolution | use of science and technology to crops |
India form of gov't | federal republic |
lifestyle of Most Indians | farmers in village |
Dravidians | original people of Indus River Valley |
Aryans | tall fair skinned people who invaded and conquered India |
Jawaharlal Nehru | India's first prime minister |
define subcontinent | large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
how is India cut off from Asia | Himalayas |
tallest mountain in the world | Mt Everest |
mountains located in northwest | Hindu Kush |
holiest river in India | Ganges |
monsoon | seasonal winds which bring rain to India |