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Beneath a Marble Sky

Beneath a Marble Sky. By John Shors. Main Characters. Emperor Shah Jahan Mughal leader of India and father to Princess Jahanara and rival sons. Princess Jahanara Oldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and narrator of the story. Dara Shukoh , 42 year old son, heir to the throne

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Beneath a Marble Sky

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  1. Beneath a Marble Sky By John Shors

  2. Main Characters • Emperor Shah Jahan Mughal leader of India and father to Princess Jahanara and rival sons. • Princess Jahanara Oldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahanand narrator of the story.

  3. DaraShukoh, 42 year old son, heir to the throne and Aurangzeb, 39 year old son, rival to the heir

  4. Setting Agra, India, a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. India is located is South Asia and is bordered by the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal to the south, the Arabian Sea to the southeast. The story took place during the 17th Century.

  5. Physical Geography: The Land 7th largest country in the world 1,269,219 square miles

  6. The Land Indo-Gangetic Plain - large fertile floodplains of the Indus and the Ganges-Brahmaputra river systems.

  7. The Land Thar Desert in western India - 7th largest in the world

  8. The Land Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau Covers most of southern and central India.

  9. The Land • Many Rivers including the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

  10. The Land Mountains in the north include the Himalayas

  11. The Climate India has six major climatic subtypes, ranging from arid desert in the west, alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, and humid tropical regions supporting rainforests in the southwest and the island territories.

  12. Climate: Monsoons Monsoon season is a welcome relief to drought conditions in many areas of India. Monsoons can also bring about widespread famine and enough rain to kill hundreds of people in floods.

  13. Unique Animals from India Peacock Bengal Tiger India Cobra

  14. Human Geography of India

  15. Religion Hinduism and Buddhism began in India. Muslim minority in India

  16. Government Parliament Building • World’s largest democracy • The Government of India is a parliamentary system of government based largely on that of the United Kingdom. • Twenty-eight states and seven territories. • New Delhi is the capital of India. • Her Excellency PresidentPratibhaPatil

  17. Economy • Twelfth largest in the world • Second fastest growing major economy in the world. • Per capita income of $4,542 – low because of large population.

  18. Economy • Labor intensive • Has benefited immensely from outsourcing of work from developed countries • Has a strong manufacturing and export oriented industrial framework.

  19. Problem Princess Jahanara, the oldest female child of Emperor Jahan, tries to keep her family and her father’s kingdom together while grieving over her mother’s sudden death.

  20. Turning Point Princess Jahanara is forced into a marriage with a stout, old businessman and must move away from her family.

  21. Turning Point Princess Jaharana’s mother dies while giving birth. The emperor is grief- stricken, so the princess moves back into the palace to help oversee his plans to build a monument to his wife.

  22. Turning Point The emperor hires the best architect in the land whom the princess falls in love with but cannot be with because she is married.

  23. Turning Point The princess tries to keep peace between her brothers, but Aurangzeb becomes a hero of the people because of his successes and brutality in battle. He ends up killing DaraShukoh, his own brother and taking over the kingdom.

  24. Turning Point Aurangzeb finds a Cobra in his bed. Although the princess kills the snake and saves his life, he accuses her of putting the snake there and throws her and her father in prison.

  25. Final Scene The Emperor Jahan dies in prison with his daughter at his side. Princess Jahanara attempts escape.

  26. Lesson Learned about India India was once ruled by the Mughal Empire which accounts for a Islamic influence in the country today.

  27. The End Composed by Mrs. LaPorte

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