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Mapeh 8 (3rd Quarter) > Music Of Southeast Asia - India > Flashcards

Music Of Southeast Asia - India Flashcards

1
Q

India is located in what region of Asia?

A

South Asia

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2
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India is the () Largest country in terms of area

A

7th

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3
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What body of water surrounds india in the west?

A

Arabian Sea

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4
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What body of water surrounds india in the east?

A

Bengal bay

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5
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What body of surrounds India in the south

A

Indian sea

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6
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The worlds largest mountain rage containing the Mt. Everest

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the Himalayan Mountain Range

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7
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Indias only desert and is the 17th largest in the world

A

Thar desert

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8
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India is compromised of () states

A

29

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9
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The capital of india is?

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New Dehli

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10
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Indias population makes up about a 1/6 of the world, making it the () most populated country, with China being first

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2nd

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11
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The () civilization originally inhabited india from () to () BCE

A

Indus
2600 to 2000 BCE

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12
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The majority of the country was under muslim rule, by what century?

A

13th

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13
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Other countries periodically occupied India in what century CE?

A

8th century CE

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14
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The Portuguese navigator () arrived in (), it was the first time India was opened up to European influences.

A

Vasco da Gama
1496

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15
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the british empire occupation in india was in?

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1858 to 1947

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16
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Religions that originated in India

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Hinduism
Buddhism

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17
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() Is the basis of Indian music, a combination of three art forms: (), (), and (). The system of Indian music is built on two concepts: () and ().

A

Sangeet
Vocal, Dance, Instumental
Rag, Thal

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18
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Is the melodic form of Indian music.

A

Rag

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19
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It is similar to the scales and modes of western music. Its notes are called (). The most important notes are called () and (), similar to the tonic and dominant in western music.

A

Swar
Vadi, Samavadi

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20
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() The rhythmic form of Indian music, it revolves around repeated beat patterns and cycles called () which are composed of beats called ().

A

Tal
Avartan
Matra

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21
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The north Indian tradition is called?

A

Hindustani Sangeet

22
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The south Indian tradition is called?

A

Carnatic Sangeet

23
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The most popular instrument from India, has 20 metal frets, 7 main strings and 11 sympathetic strings

A

Sitar

24
Q

Has a small resonating body, has 25 stings and 15 are sympathetic. The strings are plucked using a triangular plectrum.

A

Sarod

25
Q

A drone element resembling the sitar except it has no frets, has 4 strings all toned to the tonic note.

A

Tanpura

26
Q

A bass sitar

A

Surbahar

27
Q

A folk instrument used to play drones, believed to be the oldest instrument in india, described as a one-stringed lute in ancient Sanskrit text

A

Ektar

28
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One of the most popular and oldest bowed instrument in India, has 3 to 4 main strings and up to 37 sympathetic strings.

A

Sarangi

29
Q

A folk fiddle popular in Rajasthan

A

Ravanhasta

30
Q

A bowed lute used in folk music

A

Pena

31
Q

A flute made of bamboo with 6 holes. Used in hindustani sangeet of north India

A

Bansuri

32
Q

A flute made of bamboo with 8 holes, used in carnatic system of the south.

A

Venu

33
Q

A reed organ, not a native Indian instrument; rather imported from Europe in the 19th century.

A

Harmonium

34
Q

The snake charmers instrument. 1 to 2 feet long and is made up of two bamboo tubes attached to a large resonating cavity made of gourd.

A

Pungi/Bin

35
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A south Indian drone instrument, doesn’t play a melody

A

Ottu

36
Q

A north Indian oboe

A

Shehnai

37
Q

A north Indian oboe

A

Shehnai

38
Q

The south Indian version of the shehnai

A

Nadaswaram

39
Q

A coach shell, used to announce the victory of good or evil

A

Shankh

40
Q

Pair of rings worn on fingers and struck together

A

Andelu

41
Q

Small cymbals made of brass

A

Manjira

42
Q

Jews Harp

A

Murchang

43
Q

A type of marimba used in India

A

Kasht tarang

44
Q

A fire tong with added small brass jungles

A

Chimpta

45
Q

A large clay pot held with the mouth pot pressed against the players stomach

A

Ghatam

46
Q

A very popular instrument in India, consisting of two drums, tabla and bayan

A

Tabla

47
Q

A large tambourine

A

Daf

48
Q

Wooden shell about 27 inches long covered with skin drum heads on each side.

A

Mridangam

49
Q

A drum for the south Indian state kerala

A

Chenda

50
Q

Electronic instrument that replicates the accompaniment patterns or the mridangam

A

Mridangam peti

51
Q

A small box whose only function is to play the drone

A

Surpeti

Mapeh 8 (3rd Quarter) (1 decks)

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