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Story of the World Vol.3 Chapter 19

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  • Describe the legal system in Bengal.
    Bengal began to follow English law and had its cases tried in an English court with an English judge presiding.
  • In what unusual way did England take over India?
    The english army was commissioned by a company, The East Indian Company, rather that a king or country.
  • Who were two Indian noblemen who assassinated several emperors?
    The Ali brothers
  • 7. What three bad decisions did the last Moghul emperor make?
    1. Made Islam the official religion, 2. He spent his reign fighting the Deccan., and 3. He let the English build a port in Bengal.
  • Name three items that English Merchants came to India for?
    silk, cotton, and indigo.
  • Which Persian ruler attacked India?
    Nadir Shah
  • What was the term given to the ruler (governor) of the Bengal province
    nawab
  • What Moghul made three fateful decisons that led to the fall of the Moghuls?
    Aurangzeb
  • The capital of India during this time period was
    Delhi
  • What happened after Aurangzeb died?
    His three sons claimed the throne, but the oldest killed the other two in battle.
  • What was the Black Hole of Calcutta?
    a small dungeon where many English prisoners suffocated.
  • What happened when the Persians attacked India?
    They burned the capital city and stole many treasures including the famous Peacock Throne.
  • Whom did Siraj ask for help in getting the English out of Bengal, and what did he promise them?
    The french. He offered them land in exchange for help.
  • Who led the English Army that defeated Siraj?
    Sir Robert Clive
  • Why did two Indian noblemen kill several emperors?
    so that they could rule India by installing an puppet emperor that would follow the Ali brothers commands
  • The English built forts in which two places?
    Bombay and Bengal
  • What did Mohommad Shah do when he first became the emperor of India?
    He got rid of the two brothers who were trying to control India
  • Who put Muhammed Shah on the throne?
    The brothers Ali
  • 11. What happened to the last Moghul emperor?
    The english took him under their 'protection'
  • Mohammed Shah spent most of his time doing what?
    Going to animal fights
  • The English built trading posts in which three places?
    Surat, Bombay, and Bengal.
  • English merchants banded together to form what business?
    East India Company
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