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  1. 2. 1930 protest led by Gandhi against British taxation.
  2. 8. Maritime trade linking East Africa, Arabia, India, and Southeast Asia.
  3. 12. Muslim dynasty that ruled much of northern India from 1206 to 1526
  4. 13. a protest in 1942 led by Mahatma Gandhi asking the British to leave India immediately. It used nonviolent resistance like strikes to push for Indian independence.\
  5. 16. Major Indian religion emphasizing dharma, karma, and reincarnation.
  6. 17. Indian uprising against British rule sparked by military grievances.
  7. 18. Tax levied on non-Muslims under Islamic rule.
  8. 20. Trading company that established British control in India.
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  1. 1. Hindu devotional movement emphasizing personal devotion over rituals.
  2. 3. Iconic Mughal mausoleum built by Shah Jahan.
  3. 4. The _________ Empire (1526–1857) was a powerful empire in India started by Babur
  4. 5. British East India Company victory establishing dominance in Bengal.
  5. 6. Northern mountain range forming India’s natural border.
  6. 7. Priestly class at the top of the caste hierarchy.
  7. 9. Mughal ruler known for religious tolerance and administrative reforms.
  8. 10. Leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement.
  9. 11. Period of direct British government control over India from 1858–1947.
  10. 14. The ________ was the boundary drawn between India and Pakistan during the Partition of British India in 1947.
  11. 15. Merchants and landowners in traditional Hindu society.
  12. 19. Rigid social hierarchy dividing people into hereditary classes.