South Asia Countries Flashcards
Islam religion (5)
Hijabs, Indonesia, Visit Meca once in your life, Allah is their God, usually related with Middle East
Buddhism religion (6)
Enlightenment, 8 fold path, Prince Sydartha, Nirvana, reincarnation, orange/white robes
Sikhism religion (7)
Steal bracelets, swords/daggers, one God, Mohammed, equality, Northerm India, never cut hair
Hinduism religion (8)
Popular in India, Karma, Multiple Gods, One over seer God, Holi/Dwevali, usually red weddings, temples, Dharma
Ghatts river
Liquid form of God
How to reach enlightenment Ghatts river
Being creamated
Sri Lanka (4)
-Tropical islands off the southern tip of India
-Higher elevation in the center of Islands— tea plantations
-Famous for Ceylon Tea
-British left during 1947
Maldives (4)
-over 1200 tropical islands (1000 not inhabited)
-Largest island is no bigger than 5 square miles with many atolls and lagoons
-tourism is really popular (beach vacations)
-can not live there full time unless Islam
Bhutan (6)
-Tiny, remote country between China and India
-No paved rounds until 1960’s, no travel until 1974, no TV until 1999
-Popular tourists but gov limits the numbers and charges
-90% farm
-Buddhism is popular
-Carbon Negative
Nepal
-Hinduism is the main religion
-Tourism is big ( Mt. Everest )
-Local guides for Everest called Sherpas
-April 2015 devastating earthquake
Climbing Mt Everest
Extremely deadly, Sherpas have to go back and forth, to send people to get dead bodies,
how much is the permit to climb Mt Everest
11,000
Gandhi
Peaceful and wants independence and united, not Pakistan
Who killed Gandhi
Assassinated by a Hindu ( which is part of his own religion )
What religion was Jinnah and his beliefs
Muslim and doesnt trust Hindus/ wants partition
How long does West and East Pakistan last
20 years
How many people were displaced during partition
14 million
How many people died during partition
Over 1 million
Where has most fighting occurred between India and Pakistan
Kashmiri
True or false, both Pakistan and India have nukes
True
True or false India and Pakistan both agreed to no first use policy
True
What does the no first use policy mean
That the country will not try to start anything with nukes
Partition
Creation of Pakistan in 1947 (Review from Bangladesh slideshow on previous page) Summarize how Bangladesh and Pakistan were created in no more than 3 sentences.
Brahmins
Priests and teachers top tier
Dalits
The outcasts in the caste system of Hinduism
