Appendix 6:
Articles from textbooks in Taiwanese high schools (Translated into English)-
Second year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(4) 77-79.Edited by Han Lin Publishing Co., Ltd (2012)
book: 翰林國中社
The Ganges river is India’s holy river, and it is also a densely
populated area. For Hindus, bathing in Ganga is a holy ritual.
The Taj Mahal, was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Its Arab architectural style reflects the influence of Islamic culture in India
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A Microsoft branch in Bangalore.
Bangalore is India’s technology center. Many multi-national companies are located here.
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population and emigration to the cities, big cities suffer from insufficient housing and water supply. Thus, slums are everywhere.Second year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(4).74-77.Edited by Nan I Book Enterprise Co., Ltd (2014)
book: 南一國中社
Mumbai is the largest city in India.
There are more than 6 million people living in slums. The figure shows a child carrying a pail for water.
book: 南一國中社
There is a high mortality rate in South Asia. The infant and children mortality rate is especially high. To solve this problem, the Indian government increased its budget to improve the quality of healthcare.
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Devdas is an India film. It’s about wealth inequality and the gap in the caste system in India.
book: 南一國中社
The Ganges river is the “Mother of India” and it is a holy river for Hindu people. However, the Ganges river is highly polluted due to industry and city development.
Mumbai is the commercial centre of India. It offers more job
opportunities, and attracts migrants from all over India. However, some of the people can only stay in slums due to the housing shortage.
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Second year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(4).77-79.Edited by KST Education Corp. (2015)
Mumbai is nearby cotton fields and a major port, so Mumbai is the textile industrial center of India.
book: 康軒國中社
Bangalore is the center of high technology in India. It is also called
“India’s Silicon Valley.”
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Bollywood is located in Mumbai. It is the movie producing center of India.
Due to a huge population and wealth inequality, slums parallel skyscrapers and create a huge contrast in
Mumbai.
Third year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(5).89-90.Edited by Nan I Book Enterprise Co., Ltd (2013)
book: 南一國中社
According to the Brahmanic
scriptures, the Brahman divided the mouth, arms, legs and feet of the giant “Perusha" (the first human being) as four classes in the society.
The classes can’t be changed, as the mouth, arms, legs and feet can’t be inverted.
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A worshiper prostrating before the priests in an Indian ritual
contemporarily.
Third year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(5) 100-101.Edited by Han Lin Publishing Co., Ltd (2016)
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Shiva is one of the important gods of Brahmanism.
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The Mahabodhi Temple is located at Bodh Gaya. It is where Sakyamuni awakened. Bodh Gaya is the holy land of Buddhism.
Hindu temple. The façade of the temple is decorated by statues of gods.
Third year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(6) 83-101,Edited by Han Lin Publishing Co., Ltd (2015)
book: 翰林國中社
Indians adore Gandhi's sacrificing spirit; they respect him as
"Mahatma".
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Dear compatriots, I hope you will follow me, let us not wear British-made clothes; not attend British run primary school, not go to the British factory to work. Let us rely on over selves.
Third year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(6).66-68.Edited by Nan I Book Enterprise Co., Ltd (2014)
book: 南一國中社 non-co-operation in India
甘地在紡車前工作，甘地倡導的不 合作運動，拒絕購買英國商品、不 穿英式服裝等，因此他身上穿的衣 服都是自己紡織而成。許多印度人 尊稱他為「聖雄」。
Gandhi worked at the spinning wheel, Gandhi advocated the non-cooperation movement, refused to buy British goods, and did not wear British-style clothing, so he wore clothes made by himself. Many Indians call him "Mahatma."
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1931 Banner of the Indian National Congress (the spinning wheel pattern).
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Who is the young lawyer?
Third year junior high school ‘society’ textbook, vol.(6).73.Edited by KST Education Corp. (2014)
Gandhi (1869-1948) Spinning. After World War I, Gandhi led the Indian Independence Movement. He advocated a non-violent
"non-cooperation" movement that inspired many national movements in the world.
Second year senior high school ‘history’ textbook, vol.(3) 71-77.Edited by Han Lin Publishing Co., Ltd (2009)
book: 翰林高中歷
Buddha statue. It is located at a stupa (“tower”) in India.
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Buddhist monument in Sarnath.
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A huge Buddha nirvana statue at the Ajanta Caves (no.26) in India.
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Stupa of Buddhist monument in Sarnath.
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Sanskrit (upper line) and Pali (lower line) languages.
Second year senior high school ‘history’ textbook, vol.(3) 130-175.Edited by KangSi Cultural Co., Ltd (2016)
book: 康熹高中歷
The caste system in India:
Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra.
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The three main gods in Brahmanism.
Brahma: he has four faces and four arms. He sits or stands on a lotus.
Brahma is the god of creation.
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Vishnu: he has four arms and each of the arms holds a lotus, a mace, a conch and a discus. He is the protector of the world.
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Shiva: he holds a trishula with a bull as his mount. He is the supreme being who creates, destroys and transforms the universe.
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Ramayana is an ancient Indian Epic poem. It depicts the monkey army that helped Rama to save his wife, Sita.
Samsara in Buddhism is the suffering cycle of desire (cock), hate (snake) and vain thinking (pig) without beginning or end.
Lion Capital of Ashoka. Ashoka built the pillar of the wheel and lions to commemorate the first sermon of Buddha. There is the sentence "Truth alone triumphs" on the pillar. This pillar is also the National emblem of India.
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Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage of faith. Bathing in the holy Ganges river is the holiest moment in the life of Hindus.
Jama Mosque is located in Delhi. It is the largest mosque in India.
Second year senior high school ‘geography’ textbook, vol.(3) 100-101.Edited by San Min Book Co., Ltd (2016) A cotton field in Gujarat, India.
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Jute Harvest. Jute can be made into bags or coarse cloth, even into curtains, carpets. Tea plantation workers in Assam, India
Pilgrims bathing in the Ganges River, Varanasi. 打穀。During the harvest, Indian farmers are threshing by hand.
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An overloaded Indian train.
book: 三民高中地
Meenakshi Temple is a typical Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, South India.
There are colorful Hindu gods’
statues on the pyramid-shaped wall tower.
Jain monks. Jainism advocates “not to kill”, so the monks often cover up their nose and mouth with gauze, in order not to kill the lives in the air inadvertently.
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Sikhs. Sikh men all have beards, and they never cut their hair. There is certain style of their head scarf. They wear iron bracelets as symbol of not violating the dogma.
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Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 17th century to remember his favorite wife. The dome and the symmetrical structure display the Islamic architectural style.
Indian toilet and sewer cleaners, and dead body carriers are from the lowest caste. Their health is often harmed by the lack of protective equipment at work.
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The houseboats of Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir.
There are often ads on marriage in India’s Sunday newspapers
The poor who beg for living in the streets of Mumbai.
Slums in Mumbai contrast the tall buildings.
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From left to right are the leaders of Russia, India, Brazil, China and South Africa.
Indian scientists celebrate the first launch of a probe to the orbit of Mars. Following the USA, Russia and Europe, India is the fourth country that completed the challenge of Mars in Asia.
An employee that wears the traditional sari. The employee of Infosys technology co. is waiting for visitors in front of the computer. This is a combination of the traditional and the modern.
Bangalore Science and Technology Park is also called the “Silicon Valley of India”.
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A film poster for Bollywood.
Second year senior high school ‘geography’ textbook, vol.(3) 85-107.Edited by Lungteng Cultural Co., Ltd (2016)
book:龍騰高中地
The Ganges river floods in Monsoon season. People walk in the water.
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Women take water in the Thar Desert.
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A common irrigation well on the plains of India.
Irrigation of horticultural agriculture in Punjab.
The famers are busy planting
seedlings on the lower reaches of the Ganges river.
Children labor in New Delhi, India.
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Mumbai’s slums. The walls of the house are made of jute bags.
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Women and children those are mining in the Himalayas.
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Multi-lingual signage on the streets in India.
Indian notes are denominated in 15 official languages.
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A Hindu monk gives a blessing to new car.
India and Pakistani guard handover ceremony in Lahore shows the rivalry between these two countries.
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24.9.2014. India’s Mars rover Manjeelen reaches the orbit of Mars.
Following the USA, Russia, and the European Union, India is the fourth country that successfully completed this mission.
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Tata Group production: water purifier.
Jivi Mobiles launches a smart phone.
book:龍騰高中地
The Bollywood movie “3 idiots”
screened for more than 4 months in Taiwan, and had 10 million viewers at the box office.
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Cleaning up the polluted Ganges river using manpower in India
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Iron and steel plant emissions in Jamshedpur.
Second year senior high school ‘history’ textbook, vol.(4) 92,172.Edited by Han Lin Publishing Co., Ltd (2017)
book: 翰林高中歷
The1857 Indian rebellion. The British put a lot of pressure on mercenaries and abolished the caste system, so it caused the mercenaries and Hindus to feel discontent. The British had the mercenaries use bullet coated with cow’s butter and lard, which is considered humiliating to Hindus and Muslims, and finally this led to a full-Scale Indian resistance.
In 1858 the British put down the rebellion, but it shook British control
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史(第四冊) 民國 106 年 2 月再版 chapter:
Beginnings of the Cold War
page:172 topic:
decolonization
甘地與不合作運動。甘地倡導以非 暴力的不合作手段，來抵制英國統 治。他要求印度人民不納稅、不入 公立學校、不入公職、不購買英國 貨品等，成功迫使英國政府讓步，
贏得”聖雄”的美譽。
Gandhi and Non-cooperation. Gandhi advocated violent
non-cooperative means to resist British rule. He asked the Indian people not to pay taxes, not to go public schools, not to enter the public service, not to buy British goods, etc., and
successfully forced the British government concessions to give concessions, He won the reputation
"Mahatma".
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