POL SCI 2 Chapter Notes -Spice Trade, Himalayas, Vaishya

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It is the largest democracy in the world w/ the largest amount of enfranchised voters. Most of the population is poor and illiterate. It"s intriguing how such a (religiously, caste, language, history) divided country can have a democracy. The caste segregates india socially economically and culturally. There is inequality of income and opportunity. It"ll soon be the world"s largest country. It is one of the world"s largest economies (3rd) Its democracy has survived despite high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and ethnic and religious fragmentation. Poor people are more than 3 times likely to vote. 2nd most populous surpassed only by china. Himalayas form a sort of shield from the rest of east asia. Hinduism, buddhism, and islam: hinduism worships all forms of life (death, life, marriage, birth, buddhism brought unison of a state b/c of its ideals, islam introduced and it was not as peaceful. British colonialism: it all began because of the spice trade, infrastructure brought unification.

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