India and South Asia Test Review
Dec 16, 2015
India and South Asia
Test Review
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• The beautiful building was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife and queen
• The beautiful building was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife and queen
• Taj Mahal
• Since 1991, information technology is a rapidly growing industry in this country
• Since 1991, information technology is a rapidly growing industry in this country
• India
Sri Lanka
• Indian farmers like these animals because they keep rats out of their fields
• Indian farmers like these animals because they keep rats out of their fields
• Snakes
• Grown in Bangladesh, this plant has coarse fibers that are used in making twine and burlap bags.
• Grown in Bangladesh, this plant has coarse fibers that are used in making twine and burlap bags.
• Jute
• This pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan
• This pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan
• Khyber
Afghanistan
• He became the most visible figure in the move for India’s independence
• He became the most visible figure in the move for India’s independence
• Mohandas Gandhi
• He and his guide were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest
• He and his guide were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest
• Sir Edmund Hilary
• Bhutan is still ruled by a king.
• True / False
• Bhutan is still ruled by a king.
• True / False
• Gandhi often used this tactic to bring about change in India
• Gandhi often used this tactic to bring about change in India
• Hunger Strikes
• ____________ teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times. (Religion)
• ____________ teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times.
• Hinduism
Bangladesh
• This teaching of Hinduism kept people in the same social class for their entire lives.
• This teaching of Hinduism kept people in the same social class for their entire lives.
• Caste System
• These mountains form the border with India and Nepal
• These mountains form the border with India and Nepal
• Himalayas
• The idea that a person’s actions will determine what will happen after his or her death
• The idea that a person’s actions will determine what will happen after his or her death
• Karma
• Peacefully breaking a law or rule in order to obey a higher moral principle
• Peacefully breaking a law or rule in order to obey a higher moral principle
• Civil Disobedience
The Maldives
• This is the richest country in South Asia
• This is the richest country in South Asia
• Pakistan
• Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the desire for ____________
• Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the desire for ____________
• possessions
• Some Indian Hindu’s believe that when a child dies they come back in the form of a _______.
• Some Indian Hindu’s believe that when a child dies they come back in the form of a _______.
• rat
• Gandhi wanted ____________and ____________to live together peacefully, but this did not happen.
• Gandhi wanted ____________and ____________to live together peacefully, but this did not happen.
• Hindus and Muslims
Nepal
How high is Mt. Everest?
How high is Mt. Everest?
5 ½ miles
• This empire in India lasted from 1526 to 1707
• This empire in India lasted from 1526 to 1707
• Mughal
• India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives all received their independence from this country.
• India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives all received their independence from this country.
• England
• The idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body
• The idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body
• Reincarnation
• This is the dominant religion of India today
• This is the dominant religion of India today
• Hinduism
Pakistan
• In the 1990s a strict Muslim group called the Taliban took control of this country
• In the 1990s a strict Muslim group called the Taliban took control of this country
• Afghanistan
• The basic teachings of Buddhism include the four ______________________
• The basic teachings of Buddhism include the four ______________________
• Noble Truths
• An Indian musical instrument with a long neck and strings
• An Indian musical instrument with a long neck and strings
• Sitar
Bhutan
• This person begins as a young boy looking after the needs of elephants
• This person begins as a young boy looking after the needs of elephants
• Mahout
• This religion began in India, but is now more popular in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia
• This religion began in India, but is now more
popular in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia
• Buddhism
• The oldest medical book of all time, over 2,000 years old
• The oldest medical book of all time, over 2,000 years old
• Atreya Samhita
• The main river in India, it is considered to be holy by Hindus
• The main river in India, it is considered to be holy by Hindus
• Ganges
India
• A season of very heavy rainfall
• A season of very heavy rainfall
• Monsoon
• The hardest working and most relied upon animal in India
• The hardest working and most relied upon animal in India
• Elephant
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