Swara Patel

By Swara Patel
  • 2000 BCE

    ANTIQUITY

    ANTIQUITY
    In ancient times, the southern region of Asia had many *diverse ethnicities who each spoke their own language and believed in their own religions. There were approximately 225 *Aboriginal groups who spoke a variety of *Indo-European languages including *Indic and *Dravidian. They each practiced their beliefs including, *Animism ( believed spirits lived alongside nature), *Polytheism ( believed there is more than one god), and *Hinduism ( believed there is a higher power inside of everything).
  • 587 BCE

    Jews moved to India because they got exiled

    Jews moved to India because they got exiled
    In 587 BCE Jews migrated to India as a result of their *exile (banishment), this had an impact on India’s ethnicities. There were two Jews: black and white Jews. This played a role in how the *caste system (a system of high/low classes) was organized. They advanced India’s caste system. The Jews brought the concept of rice being a *staple food (food that is common to eat with every meal) to India. Overall, Jewish people had an *immense (huge) impact on India and made it much richer in culture.
  • 700

    Muslims invaded India

    Muslims invaded India
    Muslim forces invaded India in 700 CE and this had an impact on its religions. Muslim rulers and *raamzade (military governors) introduced the religion of Islam in India, built mosques, markets, and buildings. The purpose behind this was to spread Islam into the heart of India and to *accumulate (get) the wealth there. After these *invasions (attacks), millions of Muslims moved to India to spread Islam forcefully because they believed Islam was the only right religion for a human to follow.

  • Britishers traded with/attacked India

    Britishers traded with/attacked India
    In 1858, the British attacked India brutally and this had an impact on *primarily (mainly) its languages. The British East India Company came to India as traders in spices but soon took over India. The British introduced modern western education in India so that Indians would understand the *superiority (betterness) of British items and it would help them understand trade better. They had also done it because they wanted to influence India with *western ideas (modern) to make it more advanced.

  • TODAY

    TODAY
    India has many ethnic groups, 1 main religion, and has 22 official languages. *Hindus are the main ethnic group and Jews make up about 5% of the population in India. 78% of the Indian population practice *Hinduism and 14% are *Muslim (Followers of *Islam). The two main official languages of India are *Hindi (derived from Sanskrit and written in *Devanagari) and English. English has remained in India since the British empire and has been considered a national language of India ever since 1950.