Indian History Flashcards
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| 5782962549 | Mauryan Empire | India's first empire | 0 | |
| 5782964595 | Asoka | A Mauryan Emperor; promoted Buddhism | 1 | |
| 5622073881 | Golden Age | a period of cultural flourishing, especially in art, mathematics, and science | 2 | |
| 5622094079 | Gupta Golden Age | a period of cultural flourishing in India where modern numerals, the concept of zero, and the decimal system was invented | 3 | |
| 5622114333 | Mughals | a Muslim dynasty that ruled India | 4 | |
| 5622122944 | Akbar the Great | a Mughal ruler who practiced religious toleration | 5 | |
| 5622169004 | British East India Company | a British company that ruled India | 6 | |
| 5622307783 | sepoy | Indian soldiers who served in the British army | 7 | |
| 5622354338 | Sepoy Rebellion (1857) | a rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule of India | 8 | |
| 5622382750 | Amritsar Massacre (1919) | when British soldiers killed many protesters, convincing Gandhi that India should be independent | 9 | |
| 5622390314 | independent | not ruled by a foreign country | 10 | |
| 5622420288 | civil disobedience | disobeying a law in order to protest it | 11 | |
| 5622407435 | British Salt Acts | forced Indians to buy heavily taxed salt from the government | 12 | |
| 5622427752 | Salt March (1930) | an act of civil disobedience led by Gandhi to protest the Salt Acts and British rule of India | 13 | |
| 5622445493 | Indian Independence Bill (1947) | resulted in the independence of India and the creation of Pakistan | 14 | |
| 5622489182 | Hinduism | the majority religion in India | 15 | |
| 5622489183 | Islam | the majority religion in Pakistan | 16 | |
| 5782967243 | Vedas | sacred Hindu writings | 17 |