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5782962549Mauryan EmpireIndia's first empire0
5782964595AsokaA Mauryan Emperor; promoted Buddhism1
5622073881Golden Agea period of cultural flourishing, especially in art, mathematics, and science2
5622094079Gupta Golden Agea period of cultural flourishing in India where modern numerals, the concept of zero, and the decimal system was invented3
5622114333Mughalsa Muslim dynasty that ruled India4
5622122944Akbar the Greata Mughal ruler who practiced religious toleration5
5622169004British East India Companya British company that ruled India6
5622307783sepoyIndian soldiers who served in the British army7
5622354338Sepoy Rebellion (1857)a rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule of India8
5622382750Amritsar Massacre (1919)when British soldiers killed many protesters, convincing Gandhi that India should be independent9
5622390314independentnot ruled by a foreign country10
5622420288civil disobediencedisobeying a law in order to protest it11
5622407435British Salt Actsforced Indians to buy heavily taxed salt from the government12
5622427752Salt March (1930)an act of civil disobedience led by Gandhi to protest the Salt Acts and British rule of India13
5622445493Indian Independence Bill (1947)resulted in the independence of India and the creation of Pakistan14
5622489182Hinduismthe majority religion in India15
5622489183Islamthe majority religion in Pakistan16
5782967243Vedassacred Hindu writings17

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