Wednesday, December 8, 2010

hw # 2 (mp3)


1) How big is India?  
India is 1.2 million square mile peninsula.
2) What is its relative location (between which bodies of water?)
The bay of bangel on the left and Arabian sea on the right.
3) What 'raw materials' are among their crops?
The raw materials among their crops are tea, indigo, coffee, cotton, and jute
4) Who was the MUSLIM ruler who started the Mogul Empire in 1522?
The Muslim ruler who started the Mogul Empire was Barbar.
5) Who attacked the Moguls in the 1600s?
The Martha people of the west attacked the moguls in the 1600s.
6) How were the Hindus treated by the Muslims after this attack?
They were given a special tax and there temples were destroyed.
7) What British Company came to India in the 1600s?
The British East Indian Company came to India.
8) When did that company start to take over?
The company started to take over after the Mughal Empire collapsed in 1707.
9) Why?
They wanted India for its rich raw materials.
10) They built the trains. What were the trains used for?
The trains were used to haul construction materials.
11) They also built roads that helped people communicate. Was this a positive? (Your opinion) please explain
It was positive because this had also help with the rebellion to continue on forward and to help each person pass on something like information or something.
12) What percentage (%) of India was Muslim?
12% of India was Muslim.
13) What percentage was Hindu?
82% of India was Hindu.
14) Why did the Sepoy Rebellion start?
It started because the British had lack respect for the religions of India.
15) WHERE did it start?
The rebellion had started in Meerut.
16) What was the punishment for the people who rebelled?
As punishment for the people who rebelled were placed in front of cannon and blasted to pieces.

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