To what extent did the religion, ethnicites, and languages of the Indian region change because of it's exposure to other cultures?
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In ancient times, the Indian region had one main ethnicity, one main language, and one main religion. The main ethnicities were the *ARYANS(from central Asia). The main language the Aryans spoke was *SANSKRIT(a set of ancient Indian texts). The main religion was *HINDUISM (it's the oldest religion). -
Around the 700's CE the Muslims began invading the Indian region. Some described it as the bloodiest story in history. Over 400 million Hindus were slaughtered during this invasion, and the survivors were enslaved. The *CALIPHATE (A new Islamic political structure) evolved. After centuries of Islamic rule over India, the Hindu religion was not the same. This impacted the religion mostly because if the Muslims didn't invade, 100% of India would've been following Hinduism. -
Today in India there are many ethnicities, they speak many languages, and there is one main religion. Many ethnicities have blended since ancient times. There are many languages including Hindi, Bengali and many Indians speak English as a second language. About, 75% of India follows the Hindu religion. Approximately 15% of India is Muslim Because of the Islamic invasion, India is not truly a Hindu nation. It is a shadow of Islam.