iv. culture of india. a. taj mahal taj mahal most famous work of islamic architecture located in...
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IV. Culture of IndiaIV. Culture of India
A. Taj Mahal •Taj Mahal – Most famous
work of Islamic architecture •Located in India •Was built as the tomb of an
Indian Queen
Taj Mahal
B. Music and Film
• Indians love watching movies and listening to music
• India makes more movies than any other country in the world
• Style of music that is unique to this area of the world
Bollywood – Bombay, India
Indian Movie Snacks
C. Languages of India • 18 official languages •Dialect – Regional variety of a
language• Hundreds of different dialects
are spoken throughout India
• Indo-Aryan – Language family which come from the ancient Aryan language Sanskrit
• Dravidian – Original language spoken in India many years ago
• English – Language of business, government, and science
D. Religion in Daily Life• Hindus can believe in one god, many
gods, or no gods at all • There is no single set of rules that all
Hindus must follow• They do not have churches • Ganges River – Considered to be
the holiest waters in the world by Hindus
Followers Bathing in the Ganges River
Looks Clean
E. Family in India• Most Indians live with members of
their extended family • Arranged Marriage – Parents
select who their children wed • Many marriages in India are still
arranged
•Dowry – Money or property given by a bride to her new husband and his family
• Practice is growing less common today, but still common
Indian Bride-To-Be