MP3 H.W.# 2

1) How big is India? India is 1.2 million square miles large.

2) What is it's relative location? (between which bodies of water) India is between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.

3) What "raw materials" are among their crops? India's raw materials consisted of tea, indigo, coffee, cotton, and jute.

4) Who was the MUSLIM ruler who started the Mogul Empire in 1522? Barbar was the Muslim ruler that started the Mogul Empire in 1522.

5) Who attacked the Moguls in the 1600s? The Martha People of West Central India attacked the Moguls in the 1600s.

6) How were the Hindus treated my the Muslims after this attack? Hindus had to pay a special tax and had their temples destroyed after the attack.

7) What British Company came to India in the 1600s? The British East India Company came to India in the 1600s.

8) When did that company start to take over? The British East India Company started to take over in 1707, after the Mughal Empire collapsed.

9) Why? The British East India Company took over at first because of competition with other European Countries, but after they started to turn Indian princes against one another. 

10) They built the trains. What were the trains used for? Trains in India were used for hauling construction materials, transporting raw materials, and bringing manufactured goods back. 

11) They also built roads that helped people communicate. Was this a positive? (your opinion) The building of roads was a positive improvement because it allowed people to communicate and connect. All tribal wars stopped because of people connecting.

12) What percentage of India was Muslim? 12% of India was Muslim. 

13) What percentage of India was Hindu? 82% of India was Hindu.

14) Why did the Sepoy Rebellion start? The tension between religion, the British's lack for respect of India's religion, and the meat lining attempt to convert Hindus to Christianity encouraged the Sepoy Rebellion. 

15) WHERE did it start? The Sepoy Rebellion started in Meerut and then eventually marched to Delhi.

16) What was the punishment for the people who rebelled? The punishment for people that rebelled was to be placed in front of a cannon to be blown apart.