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What countries set up trading colonies in India?

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The French, Dutch, British, and Portuguese.

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The Aryans established small kingdoms on the Ganges Plain and pushed out native Indians called _________ to the South.

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Dravidians

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Who was India’s first prime minister?

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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What fraction of India’s population relies on farming?

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2/3

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What have long been major products of India?

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Cotton textiles

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Most Indians eat a largely vegetarian diet based on rice, legumes, and flatbreads called what?

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Chapati/roti

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How many major languages does the Indian constitution recognize?

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18

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What are the most productive farming areas in Pakistan?

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The irrigated portions of the Indus Valley.

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What is an important economic development?

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The introduction of microcredit?

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What is the Pakistani custom of the seclusion of women called?

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Purdah

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What was the period of British control called?

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Raj

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What was the system of social classes known as?

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The caste system

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What is the land of conflict in South Asia?

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Kashmir

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What is a mountain guide?

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A sherpa

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What is a mandala?

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A geometric design

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What are the six dynasties of Muslim rulers?

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The sultan

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What is nonviolent resistance?

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Protest movement without violence

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What is the main ethnic group in Bhutan?

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The Bhote

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What is chapter 25 on?

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The human geography of South Asia

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Where did Indian civilization begin?

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The Indus Valley

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What empire united most of India in 321 B.C.?

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The Mauryan Empire

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What empire followed the Mauryan and ruled during an age of peace and prosperity?

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The Gupta Empire

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What empire was established in India by Muslims?

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The Mughal Empire

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How did Britain gain control over India’s trade?

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The British East India Company

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What is the period of direct British control that lasted 90 years?

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Raj

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Who used nonviolent resistance to oppose a British rule?

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Mohandas Ghandi

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Where is the world’s largest democracy?

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India

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What is a more balanced distribution of land among farmers?

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Land reform

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When did scientists begin introducing better farming techniques?

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During the Green Revolution

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Where are India’s main industrial regions centered?

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Around Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Ahmadabad

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What is India’s most prosperous city?

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Mumbai

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What is India’s high tech center?

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Bangalore

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Where is the Indian film industry based?

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Mumbai

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What are Southern India’s four major languages?

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Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam

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What percentage of India is Hindu?

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80%

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What do Hindus call the moral consequences of a person’s actions?

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Karma

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What is the Aryan system of social classes?

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The caste system

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What do Hindus call moral duty?

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Dharma

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What South Asian country is the 8th most populous country worldwide?

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Bangladesh

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What is Bangladesh’s biggest export?

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Jute

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What policy makes small loans available to entrepreneurs?

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Microcredit

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Who are people who build a business?

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Entrepreneurs

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What are Pakistan’s five main ethnic groups?

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Punjabis, Sindhis, Pathans, Muhajirs, and Balochs.

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What is Pakistan’s national language?

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Urdu

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What percentage of Bangladesh’s population is Hindu?

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10%

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What was the Maldives main economic activity for a while?

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Fishing

46
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What are Pakistani poetry readings?

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Mushairas

47
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Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913?

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Rabndranath Tagore

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What is Bangladesh’s national anthem?

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My Golden Bengal

49
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What is a form of devotional singing performed by Muslims?

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Qawwali

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In what mountain range is Mt. Everest found in?

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The Himalayas

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What is a kingdom in which the ruler’s powers are limited by a constitution?

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A constitutional monarchy

52
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At what rate are the forests of Nepal being cut down?

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1% per year

53
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What percentage of Bhutan is still forested?

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70%

54
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What is Nepal’s capital?

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Kathmandu

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Who founded Buddhism?

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Siddhartha Guatama

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Who are people from the northern plains of India that crossed the narrow strait into Sri Lanka?

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Sinhalese

57
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Who are Dravidian Hindus from Southern India?

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Tamils

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What do the British call Sri Lanka?

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Ceylon

59
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What percentage of Sri Lanka’s population is made up by Tamils?

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18%

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What religion makes up 75% of Sri Lanka’s population?

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Sinhalese Buddhists

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What percentage of Sri Lanka’s citizens are Muslim?

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7%

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What is Sri Lanka’s capital?

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Colombo

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What is Sri Lanka’s national dance?

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Kandyan dancing

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What is the Maldives state religion?

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Islam

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What country has the highest per capita income in South Asia?

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Sri Lanka

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What caused Sri Lanka’s tourist industry to collapse?

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Civil wars

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