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Module 27: The Indian Subcontinent Lesson 2: India

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site of former Muslim kingdom in northern India

Delhi

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Colony

territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land

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Partition

division

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one of the world’s oldest religions; the dominant religion of India

Hinduism

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religion based on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

Buddhism

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Jainism

ancient religion that teaches nonviolence as a way of life

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religion blending Hinduism and Islam and teaching equality for all

Sikhism

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divides Indian society into groups based on birth or occupatio

Caste System

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one of India’s largest cities (the first letter is M)

Mumbai (Bombay)

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one of India’s largest cities (the first letter is K)

Kolkata (Calcutta)

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Urbanization

increase in the percentage of people who live in cities

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Green Revolution

program that encouraged farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods

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