Ch 12, South Asia

Question 1

Bollywood

Answer 1

The Indian Hindi-language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). “Bollywood“ is a play on the place names “Bombay“ and “Hollywood“.

Question 2

Bustee

Answer 2

Settlements of temporary and often illegal housing in Indian cities, caused by the rapid urban migration of poorer rural people and the inability of the cities to provide housing for this rapidly expanding population.

Question 3

Caste system

Answer 3

The complex division of south Asian society int different hierarchically ranked heredity groups. The cast system as most explicit in Hindu society but is also found in other cultures to lesser degree.

Priests
Warriors
Merchants
Farmers/craftsmen
Untouchables/Dalits

Question 4

Cyclone

Answer 4

Large storms, marked by well-defined air circulation and a low pressure center. Tropical cyclones are typically called hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean and typhoons in the western Pacific.

Question 5

Dalit

Answer 5

The current term for India’s lowest class, the Untouchables

Question 6

Jainism

Answer 6

Religion in south Asia that emerged as a protest against orthodox Hinduism around six century BC E. Teaches non-injury to all living creatures. Today Jains are noted for their non-violence, which prohibits them from taking the life of any animal.

Question 7

Monsoon

Answer 7

Seasonal pattern of changes in the winds, heat, and moisture in south Asia and other regions of the world that is a product of larger meteorological forces of land and water heating, the resultant pressure gradients, and jetstream dynamics. The monsoon produces distinct wet and dry seasons.

Question 8

Mughal empire

Answer 8

The powerful Muslim state that ruled most of northern south Asia in the 15 and 1600s. The last vestiges of the Mogul dynasty were dissolved by the British following the rebellion of 1857.

Question 9

Sanskrit

Answer 9

The classical literary language of the Hindus and is widely used as a scholarly second language, much like Latin in medieval Europe.

Question 10

Urdu

Answer 10

One of Pakistan’s official languages, along with English. Very similar to Hindi. Although most Pakistanis do not speak Urdu at home, it is widely used as a second language and is extensively employed in education, media, and government. Giving Pakistan a kind of cultural unity.