▲ Homework II - Marking Period III ▲

▲ Questions ▲


I. How big is India?
India is a 1.2 square million peninsula. 


II.What is it's relative location (between which bodies of water)
Between the the Bay of Bengal, which is on the left of India and the Arabian sea, which is on the right of India is the relative location of India.


III. What 'raw materials' are among their crops?
The raw materials are tea,coffee,cotton,indigo, and jute.


VI. Who was the MUSLIM ruler who started the Mogul Empire in 1522?
The Muslim ruler was Barbar. he invaded India and started the Mogul Empire.


V. Who attacked the Moguls in the 1600s?
The Monguls were attacked by Martha people of the west of central India.


VI. How were the Hindus treated by the Muslims after this attack?
After the attack the Hindus were treated they treated the POORLY.


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


VIII. When did that company start to take over?
They started the take over in 1707
Why?
Because the Mughal Empire Collapsed in 1707.


IX.They built the trains. What were the trains used for?
The trains were used for hauling construction material in Roorkee ( by this time India started to Industrialize ) The trains also transported raw products for villages to the ports and brought manufactured goods back.


X. They also built roads that helped people communicate. Was this a positive? (your opinion) please explain
Yes, this was a good thing because now more of India was able to communicate with each other. They also stopped all tribal wars and put and end to raiders.


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


XII. What percentage was Hindu?
82 % of India was Hindu.


XIII. Why did the Sepoy Rebellion start?
The sepoy rebllion started because tension was raised between Muslims and Hindus.


XIV. WHERE did it start?
It started Meerut.

XV. What was the punishment for the people who rebelled?
For those who rebelled the punishment was to be placed in front of a cannon to be blown up in to oblivion.