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5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 5 TEST Flashcards

1
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Asia’s 3 ancient cultures and general area

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  1. Mesopotamia: Tigris-Euphrates Valley2. India: Indus Valley3. China: Yellow River Valley
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2
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Who began caste system and why

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The aryans – they looked down on the Dravidians and wanted to keep people apart from each other.

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Four main castes

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  1. Brahmins (Priests) 2. Princes and warriors3. Land owners and merchants4. Farmers, laborers and servants
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What was an “outcaste” or “untouchable”

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People who did not belong to any caste. They could only live with each other and were given the hardest kind of work.

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5
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What is the main religion in India today?

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Hinduism

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What do Hindus believe about Brahma?

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Brahma is a universal spirit that is made up of many gods

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What is reincarnation?

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When someone or something dies, its soul is reborn into some other newborn man or animal

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What religion was started by a man dissatisfied with Hinduism?

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Buddhism

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9
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What does Buddha mean?

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Enlightened One

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10
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What material gets its name from an Indian City? Which city is it named for?

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Calico (Cotton Material) named for the city Calicut

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11
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A part of a body of water smaller than a sea that reaches into the land – generally with a wide opening

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bay

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A part of the ocean or sea that reaches into the land

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gulf

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This is a sheltered place where ships may anchor safely (bays and gulfs often make these)

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harbor

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This is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

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strait

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This is similar to a strait but usually wider

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channel

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16
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This is a man-made channel

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canal

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17
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This is usually wider than either a strait or a channel

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sound

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18
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This is a large body of water surrounded by land

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lake

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This is a large stream of fresh water flowing over land

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river

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20
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This is the beginning of a river

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source

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21
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This is a river or creek that flows into a larger river

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tributary or branch

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22
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Calico is made from what?

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Cotton

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23
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What is the highest caste?

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Brahmin

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24
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What are people with no caste called?

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outcaste or untouchable

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25
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Where is India located?

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Indus Valley

26
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Who developed the “place value” which is now called the decimal number system?

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Indians

27
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This is the place where the river flows into a larger body of water, such as a lake, bay or ocean.

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the mouth of a river

28
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Sometimes a river leaves soil at its mouth. The land deposited at the mouth of a river is called a ____

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delta

29
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Aryans

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looked down on the Dravidians and developed caste system

30
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caste system

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strict social plan which kept people apart

31
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Brahmins

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Priests: First and most important caste

32
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outcaste

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“untouchables” that did not belong to any caste

33
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Hinduism

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Main religion in India today

34
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reincarnation

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The process when someone or something dies, its soul is reborn into some other human or animal

35
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Brahma

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Universal spirit made up of many gods in Hindu religion

36
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Buddhism

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religion founded by Gautama who was dissatisfied with Hinduism

37
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nirvana

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In Buddhism, the state of being free from suffering

38
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calico

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cotton material that has checked or figured print

39
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dynasty

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a line of rulers that succeed each other in the same family

40
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monsoons

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seasonal winds that bring heavy rains

41
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The “Enlightened One”

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Title for Buddha

42
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First to bring India’s cotton goods to Europe

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Alexander the Great

43
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First European to reach India by sailing around Africa

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Vasco de Gama

44
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The “Father of Modern Missions”

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William Carey

45
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A key leader in India’s struggle for independence

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Mahatma Ghandi

46
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First Prime Minister of India

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Nehru

47
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The “Rescuer of Indian children”

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Amy Carmichael

48
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3 Indian contributions to mathematics

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  1. number zero (symbol for not any) 2. place value (decimal number system) 3. written numbers (Arabic numbers)
49
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3 Rivers of India

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Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

50
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What dynasty ruled India at the time of Christ?

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Mauryan Dynasty

51
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What is India’s capital city? Largest city?

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Capital City = New Delhi, Largest City = Mumbai (Bombay)

52
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What structure was buils as a tomb for the wife of an Indian ruler?

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Taj Mahal

53
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What is the world’s highest mountain? In what country is it located?

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Mount Everest located in Nepal

54
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What do we call the cotton material developed in Calicut?

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calico

55
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What mountain range forms a barrier between China and India?

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The Himalayas

56
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Today, West Pakistan is known as ___? East Pakistan as _____?

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West Pakistan = Pakistan, East Pakistan = Bangladesh

57
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What two new countries were part of India?

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Pakistan and Bangladesh

58
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What are the seasonal winds that bring heavy rains?

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monsoons

59
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The ______, the world’s highest chain of mountains, contain _____, the world’s highest peak

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Himalayas – Mount Everest

60
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What English company controlled India for a time?

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East India Company

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