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Capital of Algeria

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Argiers

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Capital of Tunisia

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Tunis

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Capital of Libya

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Tripoli

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Capital of Egypt

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El Cairo

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From east to west the region stretches from the….

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Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea

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Off the Northern coast is…

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the MediterraneanSea

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In the south lies the….

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Sahara

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What is SAHARA

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A vast desert and the Largest Desert in the World

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Is the world’s longest river

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Nile River

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The Nile River is formed by the union of two rivers….

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The Blue Nile and The White Nile

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Is finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing crops

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Silt

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Is a long oasis in the desert

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The Nile River Valley

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Farmers use water from what river to irrigate their fields

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They take water from The Nile River

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Is a landform at the mouth of a river that is created by the deposit of sediment.

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A delta

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The sediment in the Nile delta makes the area extremely

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Fertile

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Study the LOCATIONS

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From sketches

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Controls flooding along the Nile

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The Aswan High Dam

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East of the Nile is the triangular…

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Sinai Peninsula

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What cover the Sinai

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Rocky mountains and desert

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Between the Sinai and the rest of Egypt is the

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Suez Canal

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Who built the the Suez Canal… And in what year?

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The French in the 1860s

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It is a narrow waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea

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The Suez Canal

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The name Sahara comes from the Arabic word for

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“Desert”

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Is a wet, fertile area in a desert where a natural spring or well provides water

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Oasis

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Mountain that is on the northwestern side of the Sahara near the Mediterranean coast.

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The Atlas Mountains

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What is climate of North Africa

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Mild & hot and desert Mediterranean

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What are the Resources of North Africa

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Oil, Natural Gas, Gold, Iron & Ore

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A sophisticated writing system that used pictures and symbols that stood for ideas or words.

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Hieroglyphics

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Who founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt in 332 BC

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Was the Macedonian king Alexander the Great

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Became an important seaport and trading center and also a great center of learning

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The city of Alexandria

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What North African country was the last to win independence

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Algeria

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Make up nearly all of Egypt’s population

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Egyptians, Berbers, and Bedoins

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Are nomadic herders who travel throughout the deserts of Egypt

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Bedouins

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Are an ethnic group who are native to North Africa and speak Berber languages.

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The Berbers

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The majority of North Africa speak…

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Arabic

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However, because of the European influence in the region, some North Africans also speak..

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French, Italian and English

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What is the main religion in North Africa

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Islam

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What are the most common foods in North Africa

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Grains, vegetables,fruits, and nuts

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This dish is made from wheat and looks like small pellets of pasta

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Couscous

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In which country is the highest elevation located

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Morocco

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NorthAfrica’s most populous country

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Egypt

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Egypt’s second-largest city

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Alexandria

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These farmers own very small plots of land along the Nile River

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Farmers called fellahin

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This Arabic word means “wet” or “the direction of the setting sun”……Western Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, & Morocco are often called like that

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Maghreb

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Are important industries for the countries of North Africa

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Oil, mining, and tourism

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Is the most important resource particularly in Libya and Algeria

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Oil

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Is a major economic activity in North Africa

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Agriculture

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Marketplaces

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Souks

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Is a city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there

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A free port

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Is someone who rules a country with complete power

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Dictator

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Is the only North African country with little oil.

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Morocco

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This country government has granted the women more rights than women in any other North African country

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Tunisia

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Capital of Morocco

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Rabat

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Why is the Suez Canal an important waterway

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Because connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea

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Would it be possible to farm in Egypt if the Nile River did not Exist?

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No, because it will be not fertile

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Why do you think European countries wanted to take over the countries in North Africa

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Because they wanted more territory and more resources

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Study Locations NORTH AFRICA

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Images

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Capital of Madagascar

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Antananarivo

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Capital of Mozambique

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Maputo

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Capital of Zimbabwe

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Harare

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Capital of Botswana

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Gaborone

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Capital Namibia

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Windhoek

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Capital of Lesotho

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Maseru

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Capital of Comoros

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Moroni

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Study Locations of Southern Africa

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IMAGES

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Study Locations of Indian Subcontinent

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IMAGE

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Capital of India

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Nueva Delhi

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Capital of Nepal

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Kathmandu

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Capital of Bhutan

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Timbu

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Capital of Bangladesh

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Dhaka

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Capital of Pakistan

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Islamabad

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Is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

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Subcontinent

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Capital of Maldives

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Male

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Capital of Sri Lanka

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Colombo

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Mountain that is in the northwest and divide the Subcontinent from Central Asia

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Hindu Kush Mountains

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Are low mountains that separate India’s east and west coasts from the country’s interior

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The Eastern and Western Ghats

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Is the most impressive physical features in the subcontinent

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The Himalayas Mts

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Is on the border between Nepal and China is the….. Is the highest Mountain in the Planet

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Mount Everest

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Two major rivers that are originate in the Himalayas

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The Ganges and the Indus River

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Flows across northern India and into Bangladesh and is India’s most important river

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The Ganges River

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Is a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits

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A delta

82
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Pakistan’s Indus River also create a fertile plain known as the?

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Indus River Valley

83
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What is the climate of the Indian Subcontinent

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Differs widely

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Are seasonal winds that bring either moist or dry air to an area

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Monsoons

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What is the most important natural resource in the Indian Subcontinent?

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Is the region’s fertile soil

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Farms of the Indian Subcontinent produce many different crops such as..

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Tea, rice, nuts, and jute

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What is jute

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A plant used for making rope

88
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What is a particularly resources in Nepal and Bhutan

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Timber and livestock

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What are the principal mineral resource of India

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Are large deposits of ore and coal that are found in India

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What is the principal mineral resource of Pakistan

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Has natural reserves

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Where does the first urban civilization in the indian subcontinent was centered around..

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Around the Indus River Valley in present day Pakistan

92
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A group of people or immigrants from Central Asia

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The Aryans

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Group that eventually conquered and settled the fertile plains along the Indus and Ganges river.

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The Aryans

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What was the language of the Aryans?

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The Sanskrit

95
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A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land

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Colony

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Or division

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Partition

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The dominant religion of India, one of the worlds oldest religions

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Hinduism

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Is a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama-the Buddha

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Buddhism

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Is a state of perfect peace in which suffering and reincarnation end.

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Nirvana

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Divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth or occupation

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The Caste System

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Members of India’s lowest class

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The Dalits

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The Indians festivals of lights

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Is the Diwali festival

103
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A program that encouraged farmers to adopt modern agricultural methods

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Green revolution

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An ethnic group from the mountains of Nepal

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Sherpas

105
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What different peoples ruled India?

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British, Harappan, Aryans, Mauryan, Gupta and Mughal people

106
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How did early civilizations and empires influence Indian culture?

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They helps shape their languages, religion and caste system of India

107
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Who was the leader of Indian independence movement

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Mohanda gandhi

108
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Why do you think India is home to some of the worlds oldest religions

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Because one of the first civilization arose there

109
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Where the Harappan Civilization begins

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Begins in the Indus River Valley

110
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Empire that on the 233 BC controlled most of the Indian Subcontinent

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The Mauryan Empire

111
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Emperor that helps spread Buddhism in India

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The Emperor Asoka

112
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Person that establishes the Mughal Empire in northern India in 1526

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Babur

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By 1700 this Empire rules almost al, of the Indian subcontinent

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The Mughal Empire

114
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What is the main religion in the Indian Subcontinent

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The Hinduism

115
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What is the type of government in The Indian Si

Subcontinent

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Democratic

116
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India and Pakistan gain independence in

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1947

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