| A | B |
|---|
| Federal System | Power divided between national and state governments |
| Lok and Sabha | Two house of the parliament |
| Golden Temple in Amritsar | Holiest shrine of the Sikhs |
| Sikhism | Blended HIndu and Muslim beliefs |
| Jawaharial Nehru | India's first prime minister |
| privatized | sell to private owners government run industries |
| cottage industries | small family businesses |
| Jute | plant used to make burlap and twine |
| Hinduism | Reincarnation and karma are central to its belief |
| Caste system | Classifies society into four groups |
| Brahmins | priests group in caste system |
| Ganges | River that flows from Northern India to the Bay of Bengal |
| Himalaya Mts. | Highest in world stretch on the Northern boundary |
| New Delhi | Capital of India |
| Rupee | monetary unit |
| satyagraha | technique of passive resistence |
| Mahatma Ghandi | Introduced techinque of passive resistence and civil disobedience |
