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1
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The first two cities, Harappa and Monenjo Daro, appeared where in 2500 BCE

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The Indus Valley

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Around 1500 BCE, nomadic herders known as what settled in northern South Asia

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Aryans

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What was the name of the language that the Aryans developed

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Sanskrit

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Wha were the things that Sanskrit was recorded on

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Vedas

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5
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In the 500s BCE what religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama

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Buddhism

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In the 300s BCE, what prince founded the Gupta Empire

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Chandragupta

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Chandragupa Maura founded what empire along the Ganges Valley

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The Gupta

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8
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Who gained power of the Mauryan Empire in 274

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Asoka

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9
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Who was an administrator for the British East India Company who was responsible for the defeat of the French in India

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Robert Clive

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10
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What year did India gain independence

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1947

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What was the first time that the Indians rebelled against the British

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The Sepoy Rebellion

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12
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What Massacre happened in April of 1919, and 380 people died

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Amritsar

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13
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What does mahatma mean

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Great one

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14
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What two religions was Gandhi inspired by

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Christianity and Hinduism

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15
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What was one positive economic change the British had on India

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Roads were improved

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16
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This man took control of Pakistans government in 1999

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General Pervez Musharraf

17
Q

Most people share this as a comman ancestor

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The Sherpa

18
Q

Most people in India and Nepal are this

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Hindus

19
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Most people in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives are this

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Muslim

20
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This religion is strong in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal

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Buddhism

21
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This religion was founded in the 1500s and stresses doing good deeds to escape reincarnation

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Sikhism

22
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People in this religion reject all violence and protect all living th

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Jainism

23
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He was the first prime minister of India

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Nehru

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