HW#2(MP3)

1)How big is India?
1.2 million square mile peninsula.

2)What is it's relative location (between which bodies of water)
The Bay of Bengal was on the left side of India and the Arabian Sea
was on the right side.

3)What 'raw materials' are among their crops?
Tea, Indigo, Coffee, Cotton, and Jute.

4)Who was the MUSLIM ruler who started the Mogul Empire in 1522?
Barnar started the Mongul empire.

5)Who attacked the Moguls in the 1600s?
The Martha people of Western India.

6)How were the Hindus treated by the Muslims after this attack?
A special tax was placed for the Hindus.

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

8)When did that company start to take over?Why?
The company started to take over in 1707. They wanted to colonize India for all of its raw materials.

9)They built the trains. What were the trains used for?
To transport stuff over long distances in a short amount of time.

10)They also built roads that helped people communicate. Was this a positive? (your opinion) please explain
The roads was a positive thing because it made travling more simple and
easier.

11)What percentage (%) of India was Muslim?
82%

12)What percentage was Hindu?
12%

13)Why did the Sepoy Rebellion start?
Because the British had very little respect for the religions in India.

14)WHERE did it start?
It started in Meerut.

15)What was the punishment for the people who rebelled?
Death.